Spinal cord injury induced by a cervical spinal cord stimulator.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2011
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.
CONCLUSION: As more patients are undergoing implantation of spinal cord stimulators we must be aware of the long-term risks that can be encountered.
Volume
14
Issue
1
First Page
34
Last Page
36
ISSN
1525-1403
Published In/Presented At
Falowski, S., Ooi, Y. C., Sabesan, A., & Sharan, A. (2011). Spinal cord injury induced by a cervical spinal cord stimulator. Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, 14(1), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00313.x
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
21992160
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article