Enteral baclofen in the management of tetanus-related spasms: case report and review of literature.
We report here the successful use of baclofen administered by nasogastric route in a 3.5-year-old child with tetanus, whose spasms were not controlled even with high dose of midazolam infusion.
Guglani
Lokesh
L
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Lodha
Rakesh
R
D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013742:Tetanus / Q000150:complications
D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen