Comparison of prednisolone with piroxicam in complex regional pain syndrome following stroke: A randomized controlled trial

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-95

  Kalita, J ^a   Vajpayee, A ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 32244446792     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl004     Document Type: Article

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