Burst suppression EEG with baclofen overdose

K Weissenborn; H Wilkens; E Hausmann; P H Degen

doi:10.1016/0303-8467(91)90015-h

Burst suppression EEG with baclofen overdose

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1991;93(1):77-80. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(91)90015-h.

Authors

K Weissenborn¹, H Wilkens, E Hausmann, P H Degen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, FRG.

PMID: 1651198
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(91)90015-h

Abstract

The article reports the case history of a patient with baclofen intoxication and burst suppression activity in the EEG several hours after baclofen ingestion. With symptomatic treatment the patient recovered within 5 days and the EEG became normal, again.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Baclofen / poisoning*
Coma / chemically induced
Drug Overdose / diagnosis
Drug Overdose / physiopathology
Electroencephalography / drug effects*
Female
Humans
Suicide, Attempted

Substances

Baclofen