Muscle Relaxants, Central
"Muscle Relaxants, Central" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heterogeneous group of drugs used to produce muscle relaxation, excepting the neuromuscular blocking agents. They have their primary clinical and therapeutic uses in the treatment of muscle spasm and immobility associated with strains, sprains, and injuries of the back and, to a lesser degree, injuries to the neck. They have been used also for the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions that have in common only the presence of skeletal muscle hyperactivity, for example, the muscle spasms that can occur in MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1991, p358)
| Descriptor ID |
D009125
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.510 D27.505.696.663.700.600 D27.505.954.427.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Relaxants, Central- Muscle Relaxants, Central
- Central Muscle Relaxants
- Relaxants, Central Muscle
- Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Levy KH, Yaszay B, Abel MF, Shah SA, Samdani AF, Sponseller PD. Baclofen pumps do not increase risk of complications following spinal fusion. Spine Deform. 2024 03; 12(2):473-480.
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Howard JJ, Shrader MW. Intrathecal baclofen therapy does not prevent hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 08; 65(8):1124.
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Lin BC, Johal J, Sivakumar K, Romano AE, Yacoub HA. Stiff-person syndrome: an atypical presentation and a review of the literature. Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Dec; 49(5):384-390.
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Schmitz NS, Krach LE, Coles LD, Schrogie J, Cloyd JC, Kriel RL. Characterizing Baclofen Withdrawal: A National Survey of Physician Experience. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 09; 122:106-109.
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Imerci A, Rogers K, Dixit D, McManus M, Miller F, Sees JP. The effectiveness of epidural blood patch in patients with cerebral palsy treated with intrathecal baclofen implantation. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 02; 30(2):153-160.
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Litman RS, Smith VI, Larach MG, Mayes L, Shukry M, Theroux MC, Watt S, Wong CA. Consensus Statement of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States on Unresolved Clinical Questions Concerning the Management of Patients With Malignant Hyperthermia. Anesth Analg. 2019 04; 128(4):652-659.
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Ahmed S, Majid H, Jafri L, Khan AH, Ali ZZ, Afroze B. Retrospective Study of Patients with Hyperphenylalaninemia- Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 04; 69(4):509-513.
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Delfiner MS, Nofi C, Li Y, Gerdes AM, Zhang Y. Failing Hearts Are More Vulnerable to Sympathetic, but Not Vagal Stimulation-Induced, Atrial Fibrillation-Ameliorated with Dantrolene Treatment. J Card Fail. 2018 Jul; 24(7):460-469.
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Maneyapanda MB, McCormick ZL, Marciniak C, Reger C. Long-Term Dosing of Intrathecal Baclofen in the Treatment of Spasticity After Acquired Brain Injury. PM R. 2017 Jun; 9(6):556-562.
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Maneyapanda MB, Chang Chien GC, Mattie R, Amorapanth P, Reger C, McCormick ZL. Ultrasound Guidance for Technically Challenging Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Refill: Three Cases and Procedure Description. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 09; 95(9):692-7.