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18385632

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to present a case of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) after an intrathecal baclofen bolus test. The study was carried out at a tertiary care rehabilitation center in Italy, and it reports a case of a 65-year-old woman affected by primary lateral sclerosis, with lower limb spasticity, who underwent an intrathecal baclofen bolus trial. After a 100 microg baclofen test, she developed hypotension and oxygen desaturation lasting two days. A Doppler ultrasonography was positive for DVT, and echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis of PE. A Doppler ultrasonography performed before the test was negative. This is the first report in the literature of DVT and PE after an intrathecal baclofen bolus trial. Clinicians and patients should be informed that the intrathecal baclofen bolus trial procedure could be associated with rare but important risks such as DVT and PE, and they should be alert in recognizing potentially life-threatening complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1973-9087
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Intrathecal baclofen bolus complicated by deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Hospital Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Villa Beretta, Valduce Hospital, Costa Masnaga, Lecco, Milan, Italy. stefano.carda@virgilio.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports