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Cauda Equina Syndrome Post Epidural Steroid Injection

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  • Charles Ang Poh Thean

    (Medical officer, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

  • Zamzuri Bin Zakaria Mohamad

    (Department of Orthopaedic, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

  • Rajandra Kumar Karupiah

    (Department of Orthopaedic, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Shukrimi Awang

    (Department of Orthopaedic, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

Abstract

We report a case of a 62-year-old lady who developed cauda equina syndrome post- epidural steroid injection. She undergone an epidural injection to relieve her radiculopathy pain caused by underlying lumbar spinal canal stenosis L4/L5 and L5/S1. Post epidural injection she developed an acute bowel and bladder dysfunction, worsening pain and weakness over her bilateral lower limbs with saddle anesthesia which did not resolve after 6 days. Her repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) post- epidural injection shows no evidence of extradural hemorrhage/collection and is unremarkable as compared to her pre- epidural magnetic resonance images. She undergone emergency laminectomy of L4/ L5 and L5/S1. Post laminectomy, her bilateral lower limb pain resolved, power restored, and she regained her bowel and bladder functions. The development of cauda equina syndrome post epidural injection have been reported as a rare complication and is commonly associated with local anesthetic toxicity, direct trauma of the needle to the spinal cord or the development epidural hematoma post injection. However, in this case there was no evidence of epidural hematoma both on magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperatively

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  • Charles Ang Poh Thean & Zamzuri Bin Zakaria Mohamad & Rajandra Kumar Karupiah & Mohd Shukrimi Awang, 2018. "Cauda Equina Syndrome Post Epidural Steroid Injection," Juniper Online Journal of Orthopedic & Orthoplastic Surgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(2), pages 30-34, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jojoos:v:2:y:2018:i:2:p:30-34
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJOOS.2018.02.555582
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