Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2018
Case ReportsSegmental Spinal Myoclonus Complicating Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection.
Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection is commonly used for treating lumbar radicular pain. We report a case of segmental spinal myoclonus that developed during lumbar transforaminal epidural injection with local anesthetic and steroid. ⋯ Segmental spinal myoclonus is a rare complication after lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid and local anesthetic injection. Pain physicians should be aware of this potential complication.