Paralysis after transforaminal epidural injection and previous spinal surgery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 494-495

  Huntoon, Marc A ^a   Martin, David P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Epidural; Risks; Spinal cord injury; Steroid injection; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; IOPAMIDOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PARESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BUPIVACAINE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; IOPAMIDOL; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARAPARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 4544284109     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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