Epidural Dexamethasone Versus Betamethasone for Treatment of Lumbosacral Radiculalgia

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with high intracranial pressure.
• •Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
• •Patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome radiculopathy of vascular origin.
• •Patients with previous lumbar surgery.
• •Patients pregnant or lactating.
• •Patients with allergy or intolerance to any of the drugs used.
• •Patients with severe cognitive impairment.
• •Patients with intrathecal injectio radiculalgia.
• •Patients with poorly controlled major psychiatric pathology.
• •Patients with type I diabetes or poorly controlled type II diabetes (Hb1Ac\>8.5).
• •Patients with glaucoma.
• •Patients with caudal equine syndrome.
• •Patients with pre-treatment with steroid injections/or local anesthetics.
• •Patients with central canal stenosis.
• •patients with chronic treatment with oral corticosteroids without stabilized pattern.