Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access originally published online on December 10, 2006
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2007 53(2):139-141; doi:10.1093/tropej/fml078
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Enteral Baclofen in the Management of Tetanus-Related Spasms: Case Report and Review of Literature
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Correspondence: Dr Rakesh Lodha, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029 India. E-mail < rakesh_lodha{at}hotmail.com>.
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We report here the successful use of baclofen administered by nasogastric route in a 3.5-year-old child with tetanus, whose spasms were not controlled even with high dose of midazolam infusion.