Cervical epidural injections for radicular pain

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 106-112

  Tamayo, Antonio C ^a   Guajardo Rosas, Jorge ^b   Hernandez Ortiz, Andrés ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cervical epidural; Interlaminar; Radicular pain; Transforaminal steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MANIA; MYOPATHY; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PSYCHASTHENIA; PSYCHOSIS; RADICULAR PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL NERVE; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956153256     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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