The parents of a child with cerebral palsy ask the nurse if any drugs can decrease their child's spasticity.What knowledge should the nurse base his response on?
A) Anticonvulsant medications are sometimes useful for controlling spasticity.
B) Medications that would be useful in reducing spasticity are too toxic for use in children.
C) Many different medications can be highly effective in controlling spasticity.
D) A pump can be implanted that delivers medication into the intrathecal space to decrease spasticity.
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