Management of postherpetic neuralgia with intrathecal methylprednisolone

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-92

  Candido, Kenneth D ^a   Mukalel, Jessen J ^a   Puppala, Vinaya K ^a   Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick ^a  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; MACROGOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; STEROID; VALACICLOVIR;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; BREAST; CASE REPORT; DERMATOME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NERVE ROOT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN TINGLING; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 79954455790     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: 15371913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181f2bcc6     Document Type: Article

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