What Are Some Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy?
Discussion
The term, cerebral palsy, or CP has gone through many iterations with the first description in 1861 by W.J. Little who described it as “The condition of spastic rigidity of the limbs of newborn children.” The most recent definition is from Rosenbaun et al. in 2007 which states it is “a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cog...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 9, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Study: Misuse of Certain Nonopioid Analgesics on the Rise
Research suggests that as the number of prescriptions written for opioids has dropped, there has been a corresponding rise in the use of nonopioid medications such as gabapentin and baclofen to treat certain types of pain. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 9, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Misuse of Nonopioid Medications Appears to Be on the Rise in U.S.
Increases seen for misuse/abuse, suicide attempts, and hospitalizations linked to gabapentin, baclofen (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology & amp; Pain, Journal, Source Type: news
Misuse of Nonopioid Medications Appears to Be on the Rise in U.S.
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 -- Misuse/abuse, use in suicide attempts, and hospital admissions associated with gabapentin and baclofen have significantly increased among U.S. adults since 2013, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in Clinical... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Trends in gabapentin and baclofen exposures reported to U.S. poison centers - Reynolds K, Kaufman R, Korenoski A, Fennimore L, Shulman J, Lynch M.
Context: Prescriptions for nonopioid pharmacological therapies such as gabapentin and baclofen have been increasing. While gabapentin and baclofen are less likely than opioids to result in fatal overdose, they are each associated with dependence, mi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Study highlights 'worrying' increase in misuse of non-opioid medications
(Taylor& Francis Group) A major new analysis of the non-opioid medications, gabapentin and baclofen, shows 'worrying' increases in related suicide attempts and hospital admissions in US adults since 2013 -- coinciding with a decrease in opioid prescriptions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ASN: Encephalopathy Up in CKD Patients on Higher-Dose Baclofen
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 -- The incidence of encephalopathy is increased with prescription of higher versus lower doses of baclofen among older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 13, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Common Muscle Relaxant, Baclofen, Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. " It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Muscle Relaxant Baclofen Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. " It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Muscle Relaxant Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. " It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it ' s not... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common muscle relaxant causes severe confusion in patients with kidney disease
(University of Western Ontario) One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant.A new study has shown that patients with kidney dysfunction who were prescribed a high dose of the drug baclofen, were more likely to be admitted to hospital for disorientation and confusion, than those who weren't prescribed the drug. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Examining muscle relaxant dose, risk of encephalopathy in patients with CKD
(JAMA Network) Whether a higher or lower dose of the muscle relaxant baclofen was associated with 30-day risk of hospitalization with encephalopathy (defined as a main diagnosis of delirium, disorientation, transient alteration of awareness, transient ischemic attack or an unclear diagnosis of dementia) among newly prescribed patients with chronic kidney disease was the focus of this observational study with nearly 16,000 older adults. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Surgery Best Option in the Uncommon Case When PPIs Fail to Stem Heartburn Surgery Best Option in the Uncommon Case When PPIs Fail to Stem Heartburn
When heartburn is refractory to proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment, antireflux surgery is a better option than reflux-reducing medication such as baclofen or treatment with neuromodulators, a new clinical trial shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - October 18, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Ozobax (Baclofen Oral Solution) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - September 25, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Baclofen (Baclofen Tablets) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - April 2, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
