Clinical evidence of chemical radiculopathy

Pain Physician

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-265

  Slipman, Curtis W ^a   Isaac, Zacharia ^a   Lenrow, David A ^a   Chou, Larry H ^a   Gilchrist, Russel V ^a   Vresilovic, Edward J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Chemical; Electromyography; Radicular pain; Radiculitis; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; IOHEXOL; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGENERATION; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; MEDIATOR; MYOTOME; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOLOGIST; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0036058596     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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