Successful treatment of phantom radiculopathy with fluoroscopic epidural steroid injections.
Phantom limb pain has been well described in the literature. However, new-onset lumbar radicular pain superimposed on baseline lower extremity phantom pain is a clinical scenario that can be challenging to recognize. Furthermore, literature on recognition and treatment of phantom radiculopathy is all but lacking. We present a patient who experienced new-onset lumbar radiculopathy superimposed on her phantom pain that was successfully treated with fluoroscopic interlaminar and transforaminal epidural steroid injections.
New York University Pain Management Center, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Steve M
SM
Aydin
Sheng Ping
SP
Zou
Gerard
G
Varlotta
Christopher
C
Gharibo
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones