Comparative therapeutic evaluation of intrathecal versus epidural methylprednisolone for long-term analgesia in patients with intractable postherpetic neuralgia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-293

  Kikuchi, Atsuhiro ^a   Kotani, Naoki ^a   Sato, Tetsumi ^a   Takamura, Kaori ^a   Sakai, Ichiro ^a   Matsuki, Akitomo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidural administration; Interleukin 8; Intrathecal administration; Methylprednisolone; Postherpetic neuralgia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032798282     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199924040-00003     Document Type: Article

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