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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Painful Spasticity in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine ; : 649-653, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-181214
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We report a case of a 53-year-old male with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). He could not maintain a standing position because of painful spasticity in his lower limbs. A magnetic resonance imaging and electromyography indicated chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy, explaining his chronic low back pain before the injury. For diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes, transforaminal epidural steroid injection (ESI) to the right L5 root was performed. After the intervention, the spasticity decreased and his ambulatory function improved. This case illustrates that lumbar radiculopathy concomitant with a cervical SCI can produce severe spasticity and it can be dramatically improved by ESI.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Radiculopatia / Medula Espinal / Traumatismos da Medula Espinal / Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética / Dor Lombar / Extremidade Inferior / Eletromiografia / Espasticidade Muscular Limite: Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Radiculopatia / Medula Espinal / Traumatismos da Medula Espinal / Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética / Dor Lombar / Extremidade Inferior / Eletromiografia / Espasticidade Muscular Limite: Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglês Revista: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo