Lioresal Intrathecal (baclofen intrathecal) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Baclofen Intrathecal
See also: Baclofen
What is Lioresal Intrathecal?
Lioresal is the brand name for the intrathecal formulation of baclofen, a muscle relaxer and an antispastic agent. Intrathecal administration is used for the treatment of intractable spasticity caused by spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and other spinal disease.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle cramping, spasms | 2 |
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1 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 33% |
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Personal research
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1 | 33% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Lioresal Intrathecal
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Patient Evaluations
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- schwenks
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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- schwenks
- 0.05 mg daily
- since Apr 12, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Muscle cramping, spasms
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Definitely a superior delivery method for pain control if opiates are involved. The pump, implanted directly under your skin of the abdomen, has a catheter ... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.