[Reversible partial paraplegia after sympathetic lumbar block].
We describe a case of left sided paraplegia after chemical lumbar sympathectomy in which recovery was nearly total. The cause was probably an ischemic myelopathy due to spasm or damage to Adamkiewicz's radicular artery after puncture or direct infiltration during the procedure.
Echenique Elizondo
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Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián.
Gurutz Linazasoro
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D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm / Q000503:physiopathology; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications; D013562:Sympathectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010636:Phenols; D019800:Phenol