i need suggestions regarding this medicine.
I want all details about baclofen pump coz oral baclofen has failed to help me?
- Posted:
- 19 Jan 2011 by sweetybagga
- Topics:
- muscle spasm, cerebral spasticity, baclofen, medicine
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22 Mar 2011
Sorry this question has not been answered earlier for you!
Baclofen can be taken orally as a pill or delivered directly into an area of the spine called the intrathecal space using an Intrathecal Pump.
The intrathecal space contains the cerebrospinal fluid -- the fluid surrounding the spinal cord and nerve roots. Often MS patients receive intrathecal baclofen because oral baclofen causes unpleasant side effects, such as confusion, weakness, and sleepiness. But intrathecal baclofen delivers the drug right to the target site in the spinal cord. Since the drug does not circulate throughout the body, only tiny doses are required to be effective. Therefore, side effects are minimal.
The intrathecal baclofen pump system consists of a catheter (a small, flexible tube) and a pump. The pump -- a round metal disc, about one inch thick and three inches in diameter -- is surgically placed under the skin of the abdomen near the waistline.
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