Stroke following Epidural Injections—Case Report and Review of Literature. Issue 1 (23rd June 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Popescu, Alexandra; Lai, Daniel; Lu, Angela; Gardner, Kathy
• Is Part Of: Journal of neuroimaging. Volume 23:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 118
• Page End: 121
• Publication Date: 2011-06-23
• Subjects: Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Imagerie pour le diagnostic -- Périodiques; Système nerveux -- Maladies -- Diagnostic -- Périodiques; Imagerie médicale; Neuroimagerie; Neurologie; Système nerveux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 616.804754
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00615.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-2284

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> </sec> <sec id="abs1-2" sec-type="section"> <title>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE</title> <p> <bold>To describe a growing number of cases associated with spinal cord and posterior circulation ischemia as a complication of cervical epidural steroid injection (CESI).</bold> </p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-3" sec-type="section"> <title>METHODS</title> <p> <bold>Case report and review of literature.</bold> </p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-4" sec-type="section"> <title>RESULTS</title> <p> <bold>Sixteen cases of spinal cord and posterior circulation ischemia were analyzed. Two cases had transient symptoms and 10 had long‐term sequelae. Four resulted in death.</bold> </p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-5" sec-type="section"> <title>CONCLUSION</title> <p> <bold>Infarction is a rare but potentially devastating complication of CESI. It may occur despite the use of fluoroscopic guidance.</bold> </p> </sec> </abstract>