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KMID : 0948920200190020116
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Clinical Pain
2020 Volume.19 No. 2 p.116 ~ p.119
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Spinal Cord Infarction after C7 Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Using Dexamethasone
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Lee Jong-Hwa
Kim Young-Sam
Kim Sang-Beom
Lee Kyeong-Woo
Kim Young-Hwan
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Abstract
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Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is commonly performed to provide relief of pain caused by radiculopathy. Intra-arterial injection of particulate steroid or direct needle injury can lead to spinal artery embolism or thrombosis. Also there is a possibility of vascular spasm. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spinal cord infarction that occurred after TFESI with non-particulate steroid in Korea. A 47-year-old female patient underwent C7 TFESI at local pain clinic. Injected materials were dexamethasone and mepivacaine. Right after the intervention, she felt muscle weakness and decreased sensation. On physical examination, she had decreased sensation from C4 to T2 dermatome in light touch and pin-prick test. Proprioception and vibration were intact. The motor grades of upper extremities were grade 1. Cervical and thoracic spine MRI was checked. Diffusion-weighted image and apparent diffusion coefficient image showed long extension of spinal cord infarction from C2 to T1 level.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal cord infarction, Non-particulate steroids, Transforaminal epidural steroid injection
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