Reducing the risk of spinal cord infarction during transforaminal steroid injections

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  MacMahon, P J ^a   Crosbie, I ^a   Kavanagh, E C ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

BRAIN EMBOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IN VIVO CULTURE; INFARCTION; LETTER; MICROCRYSTALLINE SUSPENSION; NONHUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; STEROID THERAPY;

HUMANS; INFARCTION; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; STEROIDS;

EID: 77949501094     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1951     Document Type: Letter

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