Korean J Pain.
2006 Dec;19(2):237-240. 10.3344/kjp.2006.19.2.237.
Lumbar Sympathetic Block for Spinal Cord Infarction Patient: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. anedhkim@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
- KMID: 2073937
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2006.19.2.237
Abstract
- This report describes a case of spinal cord infarction after acupuncture. The patient was treated with lumbar sympathetic block with using C-arm fluoroscopy. A 66-year-old patient with chronic low back pain and radiating pain in the lower limb was treated with acupuncture and he suddenly had a loss of motor and sensory of both lower extremities. His clinical presentaion and neuroimaging studies were consistent with spinal cord infarction. He was treated with steroid megatherapy and he showed improved in motor function, but there was no pain relief despite the phamacological treatments that were combined with caudal blockade. He visited to our hospital and had lumbar sympathetic blockade performed. The pain was relieved without any related complication after 1 month (VAS 9/10 --> 2/10), and he has been content with the results of treatment.
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