Intrathecal Methylprednisolone for Intractable Postherpetic Neuralgia
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- 23 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (21) , 1514-1519
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200011233432102
Abstract
There is no effective treatment for intractable postherpetic neuralgia. Because there is evidence that postherpetic neuralgia has an inflammatory component, we assessed treatment with intrathecally administered methylprednisolone to reduce pain in patients with this disorder.Keywords
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