Intrathecal baclofen pumps in the management of hypertonia in childhood: a UK and Ireland wide survey

Rajib Lodh; Sam Amin; Amr Ammar; Lucy Bellis; Phillip Brink; Amedeo Calisto; Darach Crimmins; Paul Eunson; Rob J Forsyth; John Goodden; Margaret Kaminska; Joanne Kehoe; Martin Kirkpatrick; Ram Kumar; Jane Leonard; Alice Lording; Katherine Martin; Russell Miller; Santosh R Mordekar; Benedetta Pettorini; Martin Smith; Rachel Smith; Christine Sneade; Andrea Whitney; Michael Vloeberghs; Hesham Zaki; Daniel E Lumsden

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-321487

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Intrathecal baclofen pumps in the management of hypertonia in childhood: a UK and Ireland wide survey

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Rajib Lodh Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sam Amin Department of Paediatric Neurology, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amr Ammar Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lucy Bellis Department of Paediatric Neurology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Phillip Brink Department of Paediatric Neurology, Tayside Children’s Hospital, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amedeo Calisto Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Darach Crimmins Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Temple St Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Eunson Department of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rob J Forsyth Department of Paediatric Neurology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Goodden Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaret Kaminska Complex Motor Disorder Service, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanne Kehoe Department of Paediatric Neurology, Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Kirkpatrick Department of Paediatric Neurology, Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ram Kumar Department of Paediatric Neurology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jane Leonard Department of Paediatric Neurology, Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alice Lording Department of Paediatric Neurology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katherine Martin Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Russell Miller Department of Paediatric Neurology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Santosh R Mordekar Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benedetta Pettorini Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Smith Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachel Smith Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christine Sneade Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrea Whitney Department of Paediatric Neurology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Vloeberghs Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hesham Zaki Department of Neurosciences, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel E Lumsden Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Rajib Lodh, Paediatric Neurorehabilitation, Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK; r.lodh{at}nhs.net

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Lodh R, Amin S, Ammar A, et al

Intrathecal baclofen pumps in the management of hypertonia in childhood: a UK and Ireland wide survey

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:1202-1206.

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Received December 22, 2020
Revised March 3, 2021
Accepted March 13, 2021
First published April 14, 2021.

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October 06, 2022

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