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Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Joint Authors
Zarattini, Guido
Farrier, Adam
Sibona, Federico
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background Context.
Cement leakage is not a rare complication of vertebroplasty, but ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome is exceptionally rare.
We herein report the first case to our knowledge of this complication related to vertebroplasty.
Purpose.
We herein report the first case of ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome following epidural cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with multiple osteoporotic compression fractures.
Study Design.
Case report.
Methods.
A 64-year-old woman with T8, T10, L2, and L4 osteoporotic compression fractures underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty using polymethylmethacrylate.
40 minutes after the procedure the patient started suffering back and leg pain, having repetitive myoclonic jerks lasting 15 seconds of the lower extremities, spasm of the back, dyspnea, sinus tachycardia, hypoxemia, and metabolic acidosis.
Results.
The patient recovered completely due to a combination of early effective resuscitation and considered definitive management.
Conclusions.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate is relatively safe but has few dangerous complications, which should be prevented by a meticulous technique and excellent image quality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zarattini, Guido& Farrier, Adam& Sibona, Federico. 2015. Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zarattini, Guido…[et al.]. Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059563
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zarattini, Guido& Farrier, Adam& Sibona, Federico. Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059563
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059563