International Journal of Emergency Medicine & Pain Management (IJEMPM)

Research Article

Low Dose Methylprednisone and Ketorolac Treatment of Chronic Adhesive Arachnoiditis

Authors: Tennant F* , Porcelli MJ and Sands J

DOI: 10.23880/ijempm-16000104

Abstract

To date adhesive arachnoiditis has been commonly believed to be untreatable and no treatments have previously been offered. Reported here is a small study of twenty adhesive arachnoiditis patients who achieved symptomatic pain relief with low, intermittent dosages of methylprednisolone and ketorolac.

Keywords: Methylprednisone; Adhesive Arachnoiditis; Ketorolac; Hypoglycemia; Adrenal Suppression; Osteoporosis

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