Each CAYP should also be checked for an implanted device (deep brain stimulator or intrathecal baclofen pump). If one is present—the clinical team managing the device should be contacted urgently. As ...

For columnist Be, MS treatments are a way to ease his symptoms and make his life more comfortable until a cure is found.

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy has been shown to ... The forum took place a few months before the release of a new pump model, the SynchroMed II ®; references to use of the new model reflect ...

Placement of the intrathecal catheter tip at a higher vertebral ... without loss of effect on lower extremities despite lower baclofen dosages. In addition, no complications were related to ...

Zolgensma as an intravenous infusion has been approved in the U.S. for children under 2 years with SMA since 2019. The intrathecal version injects the gene therapy directly into the spinal cord ...

Novartis (NYSE:NVS) said a Phase 3 study of an intrathecal formulation of its gene therapy Zolgensma, also known as OAV101 IT, met its primary endpoint in the treatment of children with spinal ...

Given the good response, the patient underwent surgical implantation of an intrathecal baclofen pump. After initiating this therapy, the patient experienced marked symptomatic improvement, including ...

The Phase III STEER study met its primary endpoint showing an increase from baseline in HFMSE total score in patients with SMA treated with intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec (OAV101 IT) OAV101 IT ...