Complications of cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 601-607

  Benny, Benoy ^a   Azari, Pari ^a   Briones, Dean ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Complication; Epidural Steroid Injection; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

BLEEDING; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CERVICAL SPINE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SURVIVAL RATE;

BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; STEROIDS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77954117117     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181e2d07c     Document Type: Review

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