Cerebellar Herniation After Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Injection

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-285

  Beckman, William A ^a   Mendez, Robert J ^a   Paine, Gregory F ^a   Mazzilli, Michael A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Radicular pain; Steroids; Transforaminal injection

Indexed keywords

CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DIAZEPAM; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANASTOMOSIS; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRANIECTOMY; DIPLOPIA; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GAZE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MENINGITIS; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPINAL ROOT; SURVIVAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NECK PAIN;

EID: 33646407337     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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