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The intraventricular catheters were positioned in the lateral ventricle, aided by stereonavigation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The surgical revision rate (the average number of surgical revisions per average number of follow-up years) during ITB therapy was 0.84, and was 0.50 during IVB therapy. The most frequent complication requiring surgical revision during ITB therapy was catheter occlusion, followed by pump malfunction\/pump pocket issues, and infection. The most frequent complication requiring surgical revision during IVB therapy was infection, followed by catheter misplacement\/migration. Four patients suffered infection that required removal of their intraventricular catheter, and currently have no baclofen system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Some of these patients had a history of increasing revisions with increasing frequency during ITB therapy. Such a history puts them at risk for spinal arachnoiditis, a condition that complicates further ITB therapy. For such patients, the authors believe that IVB therapy may be a beneficial therapeutic option, given that the surgical revision rate was lower for IVB than for ITB. 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