Korean Journal of Spine  2011;8(4):300-303

doi:10.14245/kjs.2011.8.4.300

Propriospinal Myoclonus Induced by a Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc at a Young Age: A Case Report.

Kwan Su SONG 1 ; Jae Gon MOON ; Chang Hyun KIM ; Ho Kook LEE

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Keywords

Myoclonus; Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation; Epidural injection

Country

Republic 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.