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<Articles JournalTitle="Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2423-5849</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>Supp. 1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>31</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Baclofen Poisoning in a Young Girl Resulted in Her Being Placed on the Organ Donation List: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>795</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>798</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hossein</FirstName>
        <LastName>Karballaei Mirzahosseini</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">School of Pharmacy, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Leili</FirstName>
        <LastName>Manafi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">School of Pharmacy, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>19</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Baclofen functions as a GABA-B receptor agonist and is utilized as a muscle relaxant. Acute baclofen poisoning can lead to significant central nervous system depression, which may occasionally be challenging to distinguish from brain death. Because of the complexities associated with the diagnosis and treatment of baclofen poisoning, we decided to document this case.
We present the case of an 18-year-old female who experienced acute poisoning due to an intentional overdose of baclofen. He was intubated and in a deep coma with no brainstem reflexes. Initial evaluations indicated brain death due to the lack of neurological responses. The patient received intensive supportive care and continuous monitoring. Over the following days, she showed gradual neurological improvement, eventually regaining consciousness and autonomic stability. After an extended hospital stay and a careful reduction of ventilation support, she achieved a full neurological recovery.
Baclofen toxicity may show severe symptoms of brain death, but with the support of the intensive care unit, the symptom may be completely reversible.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/1178</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
