Intrathecal phenol: An old treatment revisited

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Pinder, Colin ^a   Bhakta, Bipin ^b   Kodavali, Krishna ^c  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Isebrook Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrathecal phenol; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG CRAMP; MENINGITIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE RETENTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39349084277     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701353442     Document Type: Article

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