A treatment option for post-injection sciatic neuropathy: Transsacral block with methylprednisolone

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-456

  Evren Eker, H ^a   Cok, Oya Yalcin ^a   Aribogan, Anis ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Sciatic neuropathy; Transsacral block

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PETHIDINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE BURNING; INJECTION SITE PAIN; KIDNEY COLIC; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MIGRAINE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SKIN TINGLING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 77957988973     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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