Issue: 2014 > November > case report

Increase of baclofen intoxications: risks involved and management



CASE REPORT
M.E.L. Arbouw, H.L. Hoge, J. Meulenbelt, F.G.A. Jansman
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Abstract

Baclofen has been increasingly used in the treatment of
alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). We present a patient with AWS and psychiatric comorbidity who ingested 700 mg of baclofen. ICU admission was necessary for ventilatory support and symptomatic treatment. The patient was dismissed without sequelae.