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    Neurology. 2000 Apr 11;54(7):1522-4.

    Irreversible spinal cord injury as a complication of subarachnoid ethanol neurolysis.

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    Departments of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. mlmcgarv@mail.med.upenn.edu

    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.

    PMID:
    10751270
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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