Baclofen pumps (intrathecal baclofen) deliver the drug directly into the
spinal fluid, which also circulates through the brain.  Pumps have been
around for at least 20 years, because the surgeon that put mine in last
year was doing research on them in his residency and fellowship training
(1992 - 2003).  Janet got her first pump in 2006, and had it replaced last
year.  The predicted life of the pump is 5 years.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Kendall Corbett wrote:

> It's a good general anti-spasticity drug.  It's used for people with MS,
> CP, spinal cord injuries, stroke and other neurological disabilities that
> cause spasticity.  It's been around since at least 1983.  A friend was in a
> car accident in 1983, and baclofen (lioresal) was the first drug that he
> got for his spasms.  It was fairly new then, because it hadn't become
> available as a generic.
>
> On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Kathleen Salkin wrote:
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>> No, it's been around for at least 10 years.
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>> Kat
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>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Kathy Jo Pink <[log in to unmask]
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>> > Is this a fairly new thing?  Thanks!
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>> > > Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:22:34 -0500
>> > > From: [log in to unmask]
>> > > Subject: Bacofen
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>> > > Does anybody know if Bacofen is a CP thing?
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> Kendall
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> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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Kendall

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

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