Intrathecal baclofen obviating the need for bladder stimulator use in a patient with secondary dystonia: illustrative case
ITB improves hypertonia and can effectively obviate the need for neurostimulation to treat neurogenic bladder in patients with cerebral palsy. Further research is necessary to discern mechanisms. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24364.
Authors
- Ryan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9681-4695)
- Victoria Jane Horak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-0363)
- Jeffrey S. Raskin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-9888)
- Sunny Abdelmageed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4711-9314)
- Melissa A. LoPresti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4433-1074)
- Benjamin Katholi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-940X)
- Maryam N. Shahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-1229)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (US)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24364
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00