{"title":"Baclofen Toxicity in a Patient with End-stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Dialysis.","authors":"Samar Ahmed, Mahmoud Kharrat, Hesham Salah, Fouad Shearyia, Reem Alrimawi, Azizah Makhsoom, Sahal Al Sharif, Rozana Alyami, Faissal Shaheen","doi":"10.4103/1319-2442.391005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Baclofen is a β-(p-chlorophenyl) derivative of the neurotransmitter y-aminobutyrio acid (GABA). This centrally-acting GABA agonist is prescribed as therapy for spasticity in the spinal cord region. The drug is predominantly excreted by the kidney, thus making patients with kidney disease susceptible to side effects. We report on a patient with end-stage renal disease who developed baclofen toxicity, which was successfully treated with intense hemodialysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21356,"journal":{"name":"Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation","volume":"34 1","pages":"84-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.391005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/12/12 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Baclofen is a β-(p-chlorophenyl) derivative of the neurotransmitter y-aminobutyrio acid (GABA). This centrally-acting GABA agonist is prescribed as therapy for spasticity in the spinal cord region. The drug is predominantly excreted by the kidney, thus making patients with kidney disease susceptible to side effects. We report on a patient with end-stage renal disease who developed baclofen toxicity, which was successfully treated with intense hemodialysis.
期刊介绍:
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (SJKDT, ISSN 1319-2442) is the official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is published six times a year. SJKDT publishes peer-reviewed original research work and review papers related to kidney diseases, urinary tract, renal replacement therapies, and transplantation. The journal publishes original papers and reviews on cell therapy and islet transplantation, clinical transplantation, experimental transplantation, immunobiology and genomics and xenotransplantation related to the kidney. The journal also publishes short communications, case studies, letters to the editors, an annotated bibliography and a column on news and views.