A patient is admitted to the unit with central spasticity after a terrible motor vehicle accident. The doctor places an intrathecal delivery pump. What medication can be administered via this route to treat the central spasticity?
A) Baclofen (Lioresal)
B) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
C) Dantrolene (Dantrium)
D) Carisoprodol (Soma)
A
Feedback:
Baclofen is available in oral and intrathecal forms and can be administered via a delivery pump for the treatment of central spasticity. Flexeril, dantrolene, and Soma are not administered intrathecally.
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