Transforaminal Cervical Epidural Injections

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-191

  de Leon Casasola, Oscar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; VOMITING;

BRAIN INFARCTION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NECK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 39449087055     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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