Sometimes cancer cells are able to cross into the fluid that surrounds and protects your brain and spinal cord. Cancer drugs you take by mouth or through a vein can’t get through as easily.

A novel indwelling subcutaneous intrathecal catheter circumvented the complex spine anatomy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a challenge when giving nusinersen via intrathecal injection ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Pain is one of the most common problems for cancer patients. They often struggle to find relief or with side effects from the powerful narcotics often used for pain. There's an ...

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy has evolved into a standard treatment for severe spasticity. After this therapy had been provided for 10 years, a retrospective chart review on 50 patients, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early intrathecal therapy effectively resolved symptoms related to high-grade neurotoxicity among patients who ...

Practitioners from around the country who have extensive experience in intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy gathered in early 2004 to develop best-practice guidelines for ITB therapy. Discussion focused ...

Panelists discuss how emerging intrathecal gene therapy for older patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) shows modest efficacy with fewer systemic adverse effects than intravenous administration, ...

Intrathecal baclofen pumps treat lower-limb spasticity, and are mainly used for people with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injury1 Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pumps implanted in the ...

PALM SPRINGS, CA—Small, sophisticated, reliable, and controllable implantable pumps, ongoing research, and clinical consensus with respect to the safe delivery of intrathecal medications for chronic ...