Intrathecal steroid injection for postherpetic neuralgia: What are the risks?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-285

  Abram, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; TRIAMCINOLONE DIACETATE;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032765815     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(99)90099-8     Document Type: Editorial

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