Cervical epidural steroid injection for refractory somatic tinnitus

Pain Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e28-e33

  Mccormick, Zachary L ^a   Walega, David R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Cervical pain; Epidural steroid; Refractory pain; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; REFRACTORY SOMATIC TINNITUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINNITUS; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TINNITUS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84922061498     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12255     Document Type: Article

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