Baclofeno intratecal para tratamiento de dolor y espasticidad en síndrome de persona rígida: reporte de un caso

Abstract

Objective: To present the case of a 32-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of stiff person syndrome, with multiple treatments for pain and spasticity without response, with an intrathecal baclofen test with a positive response, so a definitive implantable device was placed for administration of intrathecal medication (baclofen), performed at the National Medical Center November 20 of the ISSSTE with an improvement of more than 80 % in terms of pain, decreased spasticity. Methodology: Presentation of clinical case, descriptive and observational study carried out in the National Medical Center November 20, of Mexico City, with follow-up of the patient and its evolution for a period of 12 months between 2017 and 2018.