title: Spinal cord injury induced by a cervical spinal cord stimulator.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The use of cervical spinal cord stimulators for the treatment of refractory neck and upper extremity pain is widely accepted and growing in use as a treatment modality. This case highlights a previously unreported potential complication of spinal cord stimulators.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of a patient with a cervical spinal cord stimulator presenting with a spinal cord injury. Patient was followed from presentation in the emergency room until 1-year follow-up in the office.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient in this case presented after a fall and sustained a cervical spinal cord injury induced by the electrodes of her spinal cord stimulator working as a space occupying mass.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As more patients are undergoing implantation of spinal cord stimulators we must be aware of the long-term risks that can be encountered.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. steven_falowski@rush.edu
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Falowski
authors: Yinn Cher
authors: YC
authors: Ooi
authors: Arvind
authors: A
authors: Sabesan
authors: Ashwini
authors: A
authors: Sharan
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology*