J Korean Pain Soc.
2004 Dec;17(2):283-289. 10.3344/jkps.2004.17.2.283.
Left Leg Paralysis after Lumbar Epidural Block: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. kimchan@madang.ajou.ac.kr
- KMID: 2104873
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/jkps.2004.17.2.283
Abstract
- A lumbar epidural block is widely performed to treat low back and lower extremity pain. Though there is a very low incidence of neurological complications after lumbar epidural block, there have been some reports of neurological complications after a lumbar epidural block. We report a case of left leg paralysis following a lumbar epidural block in a patient who had lower back pain and intermittent neurological claudication. After the neurological complications occurred, severe herniated lumbar disc disorders were found on the lumbar magnetic resonance image.
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