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Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for the Control of Spasticity

Introduction Intrathecal baclofen therapy (IBT) has been used for 3 decades in the management of spastic hypertonia associated with the upper motor neuron syndrome ( ). This chapter will describe patient selection, initial trialing, management of the newly implanted patient,…

Surgical Procedures for the Control of Chronic Pain

The results of conventional surgical therapy (e.g., deafferentation) for chronic benign pain syndromes are poor. The results of so-called neuromodulation therapy, neurostimulation, and infusion techniques are continually improving, however, particularly in benign pain syndrome, which has typically been the most…