Successful treatment of restless legs syndrome with an implanted pump for intrathecal drug delivery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
B Jakobsson, Krister Ruuth

Abstract

Two patients with incapacitating symptoms from restless legs syndrome, not adequately responding to conventional treatment with dopaminergic drugs, were implanted with a pump device (Isomed) for intrathecal delivery of morphine and bupivacaine. The treatment resulted in total resolution of all symptoms with few side effects.

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