Abstract
Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) is described as severe infantile, nonhemolytic, unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and is divided into type I and type II according to the patient's response to phenobarbital treatment. Patients with type I CNS usually require a liver transplant. These patients often have spasticity and dystonia, both of which can be treated with intrathecal baclofen therapy. We present the case of a patient with CNS type I who underwent a liver transplant followed years later by intrathecal baclofen therapy. To our knowledge, this article provides the first report of a patient with CNS being treated for dystonia with an intrathecal baclofen pump. Despite his complicated history, this patient has remained medically stable after both interventions.
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