title: Pathophysiology and treatment of spasticity: report of two cases.
abstract: Two patients who had severe spinal spasticity with painful flexor spasms were treated with oral baclofen with relief of symptoms. The various drugs to treat severe spastic weakness and flexor spasms and their mode of action are briefly discussed.
authors: Command Hospital, Poona.
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Narayanaswamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000150:complications; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D001418:Baclofen; D003975:Diazepam