title: Paraplegia following lumbosacral steroid epidural injections.
abstract: Spinal cord ischemia is a rare but possible neurological complication following routine conservative treatment of lumbosacral radiculopathy. A case of a 46 year old woman with chronic L5 radiculopathy, who developed spinal cord ischemia following epidural steroid injection, is reported. Two months after the epidural injection, she required crutches for walking and had neurogenic bladder and bowel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 900 Walnut St., Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: krahmanmd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kader Tawfiq
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: AbdeleRahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 900 Walnut St., Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rakocevic
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids
keywords: Artery of Adamkiewicz; Epidural injections; Paraplegia; Radiculopathy; Spinal cord ischemia