Full-thickness local soft tissue atrophy following steroid injection to greater occipital nerve

Pain Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 582-583

  Mutagi, Hirachand ^a   Doger, Abir ^a   Kapur, Sandeep ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AGED; ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SOFT TISSUE ATROPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 80655149570     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00501.x     Document Type: Letter

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