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Intrathecal baclofen therapy for spastic hypertonia in chronic traumatic brain injury

Gerard E. Francisco Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Alliance, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), Houston, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Juan M. Latorre Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Alliance, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), Houston, Texas, USA
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Cindy B. Ivanhoe Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Alliance, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), Houston, Texas, USA
Pages 335-338 | Received 09 Aug 2006, Accepted 28 Feb 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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