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An 81-year-old man with cervical spondylotic myelopathy developed an acute frontal lobe like syndrome with prominent perseveration and an abnormal electroencephalogram after being given seven doses (70 mg) of baclof en for spasticity. The clinical symptoms cleared up in 72 hours after the medication was discontinued.
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Liu, HC., Tsai, SC., Liu, TY. et al. Baclofen-induced frontal lobe syndrome. Spinal Cord 29, 554–556 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1991.80
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