• Neuromodulation · Jan 2011

    Case Reports

    Spinal cord injury induced by a cervical spinal cord stimulator.

    • Steven Falowski, Yinn Cher Ooi, Arvind Sabesan, and Ashwini Sharan.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. steven_falowski@rush.edu
    • Neuromodulation. 2011 Jan 1;14(1):34-6; discussion 36-7.

    ObjectiveThe 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.MethodsAnalysis 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionAs more patients are undergoing implantation of spinal cord stimulators we must be aware of the long-term risks that can be encountered.© 2010 International Neuromodulation Society.

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