Blessing or burden? Long-term maintenance, complications and clinical outcome of intrathecal baclofen pumps.

Aim: The intrathecal baclofen pump is an effective treatment for spasticity. However, long-term results have reported patients' dissatisfaction and perception of disability. Potential causes include a frequent need for baclofen pump refill and risks of complications.

CT of a Ptolemaic period mummy from the ancient Egyptian City of Akhmim.

Mummies associated with the ancient city of Akhmim in Egypt provide an important portal for radiologic research concerning the ancient Egyptian population. As part of an ongoing investigation, a mummy of Akhmimic derivation owned by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was scanned with a 16-detector row computed tomographic scanner. The resultant images helped confirm that the mummy was that of a female in her late teens.