Baclofen Withdrawal Presenting as Irritability in a Developmentally Delayed Child

Irritability in children has a broad differential diagnosis, ranging from benign processes to life-threatening emergencies. In children with comorbid conditions and developmental delay, the diagnostic process becomes more challenging. This case report describes a developmentally delayed 14-year-old...

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Autores principales: Lim, C. Anthoney, Cunningham, Sandra J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012
Materias:
Clinical Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251718
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.2.11460
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description Irritability in children has a broad differential diagnosis, ranging from benign processes to life-threatening emergencies. In children with comorbid conditions and developmental delay, the diagnostic process becomes more challenging. This case report describes a developmentally delayed 14-year-old boy who presented with pain and crying caused by a malfunction of a surgically implanted baclofen pump. We describe recommendations concerning the diagnostic evaluation, medical management, and surgical repair.
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spelling pubmed-35238952012-12-18 Baclofen Withdrawal Presenting as Irritability in a Developmentally Delayed Child Lim, C. Anthoney Cunningham, Sandra J. West J Emerg Med Clinical Practice Irritability in children has a broad differential diagnosis, ranging from benign processes to life-threatening emergencies. In children with comorbid conditions and developmental delay, the diagnostic process becomes more challenging. This case report describes a developmentally delayed 14-year-old boy who presented with pain and crying caused by a malfunction of a surgically implanted baclofen pump. We describe recommendations concerning the diagnostic evaluation, medical management, and surgical repair. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3523895/ /pubmed/23251718 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.2.11460 Text en Copyright © 2012 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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title_short Baclofen Withdrawal Presenting as Irritability in a Developmentally Delayed Child
title_sort baclofen withdrawal presenting as irritability in a developmentally delayed child
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523895/
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