A case of the painful muscle spasm induced by the thoracic vertebral fracture: Successful treatment with lumbar sympathetic ganglia block

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  • Shimizu Fumitaka
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kawai Motoharu
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Koga Michiaki
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Ogasawara Jun-ichi
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Negoro Kiyoshi
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kanda Takashi
    Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

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  • 胸椎圧迫骨折を契機に増悪した左下肢有痛性筋痙攣に対し交感神経節ブロックが奏効した７０歳男性例
  • 症例報告 胸椎圧迫骨折を契機に増悪した左下肢有痛性筋痙攣に対し交感神経節ブロックが奏効した70歳男性例
  • ショウレイ ホウコク キョウツイ アッパク コッセツ オ ケイキ ニ ゾウアクシタ ヒダリ カシ ユウツウセイ キン ケイレン ニ タイシ コウカン シンケイセツ ブロック ガ ソウコウシタ 70サイ ダンセイレイ

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Abstract

We report a 70-year-old man, who developed painful involuntary muscle contraction of the left leg after the lumbar discectomy, which exacerbated after a vertebral fracture of Th12. This involuntary movement was accompanied with the abnormal position of left leg simulating triple flexion response, and was induced by active or passive movement of his left knee and foot joints. Several drugs including benzodiazepines and dantrolene were ineffective, although treatment with baclofen or carbamazepine was effective. These findings suggest that hyperexcitability of the anterior horn cells following the disturbance of spinal inhibitory interneurons was involved.<br> Electophysiological studies suggested the disturbance of left lumber nerve roots. The spinal root blocks from L3 to S1 were performed, after which the painful involuntary muscle spasm was resolved. The lumbar sympathetic ganglia block was also effective; suggesting that abnormal afferent neuronal input to spinal cord was caused by the nerve root trauma which triggered the formation of secondary abnormal network in the spine. Lumbar sympathetic ganglia block should be recommended to a therapeutic option for the refractory painful muscle spasm of the leg.<br>

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  • Rinsho Shinkeigaku

    Rinsho Shinkeigaku 48 (10), 733-736, 2008

    Societas Neurologica Japonica

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