Medical Treatment/Chemotherapeutic
management/Drug Management for Spastic Cerebral Palsy/Spastiscity
Klonopin (clonazepam)
Klonopin is a benzodiazepine. This is a group of medications that slow
down the central nervous system (CNS). Clonazepam can be used in the treatment
of spastisty. The usual dosage for Klonopin in the treatment of spastiscity
is 0.5-2 mg two times per day. Other uses of Klonopin include anxiety
and panic disorders, some types of sizures. Klonopin is a C-IV substance
which means among other things that, it has some abuse potential, and
that fedral law prohibits transmisson of this durg to anyone other
then to whom it was percribed.
Side Effects
for Klonopin
(clonazepam)
Side Effects that you should report to your doctor immediatly
- confusion, depression, double vision or abnormal eye movements,
hallucinations, lightheadedness or fainting spells, mood changes,
movment difficulty-staggering or jerking movment, muscle cramps, problems
passing urin, restlessness, skin rash, speech difficulty, tremors,
weakness or tiredness.
Side Effects
that do not require medical attention unless they become bothersome
- constipation or diarrhea, difficulty sleeping, nightmars, dizziness,
drowsiness, clumsiness, or unsteadiness, a "hangover" effect,
headache, nasua, vomiting.
Contraindications
for Klonopin
(clonazepam):
Diseases:
alcohol or drug abuse; glaucoma; kidney disease; liver disease; lung
disease or breathing difficulties; myasthenia gravis (MG); Parkinson's
disease (PD); psycotic illness; shortness of breath; snoring; suicidal
thoughts; and unusual alergic reaction to clonazepam, or other benzodiazepines,
foods, dyes, or preservitives; pregnant or trying to get pregnant,
or breast feeding.
Medications:
alcohol, barbiturate medications for inducing sleep or treating
sizures, cimetidine, disulfiram, erythomycin, female hormones--including
contraceptive or birth controll pills, some medicines for hay fever
and other allergies, antidepressents, medications for mental problems
and psychotic disturbances, some pain medications, phenytoin.
Dantrolene Sodium (Dantrium)
Dantrolene is used to control muscle spasms and cramps which occur in
cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders. It works by inhibiting
the release of calcium in muscle and skeletal tissue preventing muscle
cramping and spasms.
Side effects for
Dantrolene:
seizure, liver damage, difficulty breathing, bleeding, blood in the
urine or stools, fever, diarrhea, weakness, rash, itching, hives,
drowsiness, dizziness, headaches, nervousness, confusion, insomnia,
hallucinations, rapid/irregular heart beat, watery eyes, blood pressure
changes, double vision, weight loss, constipation, cramps, difficulty
swallowing, frequency, sensitivity to sunlight, sweating, chills,
unusual hair growth, muscle pain, chills.
Contraindications
for Dantrolene:
Diseases
emphysema, asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, heart disease,
liver disease
Medications
acetaminophen, amiodarone, anabolic steroids, androgens, medications
for infections, antithyroid agents, calcium channel blockers, carbamazepine,
CNS depressants, chlorquine, daunprubicin, disulfiram, divalproex,
estrogens, etretinate, gold salts, hydroxychloroquine, mercapto-purine,
methotrexate, methyldopa, naltrexone, oral contraceptives, phenothiazines,
phenytoin, plica-mycin, tricylic antidepressants, or valproic acid.
Baclofen and The Baclofen
Pump
Baclofen and the Baclofen Pump - a drug therapy used for the treatment
of spasticity. This drug has shown mixed results.
Additional Information
on Baclofen:
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