Suboccipital steroid injections for cluster headache

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 867-869

  Dodick, David W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTIVAZOL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIAMCINOLONE; VERAPAMIL;

CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPISODIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MIGRAINE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PREGNATRIENES;

EID: 80052965329     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70197-1     Document Type: Note

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