Abstract
Subarachnoid neurolysis using ethanol to destroy selectively the posterior roots of the spinal cord is a method for providing pain relief in patients with advanced cancer. Weakness of the extremities is a complication of the procedure that has been attributed to spread of the neurolytic agent to the anterior roots. The authors provide evidence of spinal cord injury as a cause of lower extremity weakness in a patient after subarachnoid ethanol neurolysis.
MeSH terms
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Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / chemically induced*
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Ethanol / administration & dosage
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Ethanol / adverse effects*
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Injections, Spinal
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Lung Neoplasms / complications
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Muscle Weakness / chemically induced
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Muscle Weakness / etiology
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Pain, Intractable / etiology
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Pain, Intractable / therapy*
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Spinal Cord / drug effects
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Spinal Cord / pathology
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Spinal Cord Diseases / chemically induced*
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Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis
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Subarachnoid Space / drug effects*