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Motor function improvement following intrathecal baclofen pump placement in a patient with locked-in syndrome
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-1198, USA.
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
|April 16, 2002
Abstract:
We describe a patient with locked-in syndrome who had minimal volitional motor function and severe spasticity in all four extremities. The patient showed a significant improvement in volitional motor function following intrathecal baclofen pump therapy to control spasticity. This case study suggests that intrathecal baclofen pump therapy might improve motor function in select patients with locked-in syndrome.
