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Post subject: Intrathecal Baclofen therapy for severe spasticity in MS

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:36 am

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A new scientific article has been published demonstrating the profound impact of spasticity on patients with multiple sclerosis and the benefits and underutilization of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy from Medtronic, Inc. as a treatment option for these patients.

The paper, published this week as an OnlineFirst article inMultiple Sclerosis Journal, recommends physician evaluation of ITB therapy as a treatment option for patients at all clinical stages of MS who are intolerant of or unresponsive to oral spasticity therapies...Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1913

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