Propriospinal Myoclonus Induced by a Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc at a Young Age: A Case Report.
10.14245/kjs.2011.8.4.300
- Author:
Kwan Su SONG
1
;
Jae Gon MOON
;
Chang Hyun KIM
;
Ho Kook LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Plus Clinic, Suncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myoclonus;
Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation;
Epidural injection
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System Infections;
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations;
HIV;
Humans;
Injections, Epidural;
Intervertebral Disc;
Lyme Neuroborreliosis;
Myoclonus;
Spinal Cord Ischemia;
Syringomyelia
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2011;8(4):300-303
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The cause of propriospinal myoclonus (PSM) is idiopathic. Cervical trauma, ischemic myelopathy secondary to a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula, syringomyelia, Lyme neuroborreliosis, human immunodeficiency virus central nervous system infection, and cervical disc herniation can be the cause of PSM, but lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (HIVD) induced PSM has not been reported. We describe a patient who presented with PSM induced by HIVD and was treated with an epidural steroid injection using a transforaminal approach.
