Management of Neuropathic Pain with Methylprednisolone at the Site of Nerve Injury

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 443-451

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

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depo methylprednisolone; Neuropathic pain; Peripheral nerve blocks

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LEEDS ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOM AND SIGN SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84858619393     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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