Complications of intrathecal baclofen therapy in children and young adults
Various complications are associated with ITB therapy, most commonly catheter complications and pseudomeningoceles. There have been fewer catheter complications associated with the newest catheter model, while pseudomeningoceles have become less frequent since the surgical technique was modified to prevent them. VP shunts and G-tubes are not associated with significantly higher complication rates and shunts seem to be associated with greater efficacy of ITB therapy, as represented by a greater mean improvement in MAS scores.
Authors
- Corbett Wilkinson
- Suhong Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0861-8775)
- Megan V. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-8701)
- Joyce Oleszek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6924-2508)
- Sarah Graber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6058-0874)
- Kim R. Sawyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7049-9378)
- Lindsey M. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-3457)
- Sophia Blasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2289-5725)
Institutions
- Rocky Vista University (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.6.peds23360
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88