Baclofen pump with pre-brainstem catheter tip placement: technical note and case series.

Amparo SaenzMiguel GrijalbaJuan Pablo MengideRomina ArgañarazFernando FordBeatriz Mantese

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

We presented an innovative baclofen pump implantation technique with pre-brainstem catheter placement that could be a therapeutic alternative in patients with dystonia and spastic quadriparesis for whom conventional therapy is not effective.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
early onset
deep brain stimulation
cerebral palsy
upper limb
bone marrow