Headaches and neurological symptoms as a complication of spinal cord stimulator placement: a case report

Carroll Christie*, Soma Sahai-Srivastava, Steven Richeimer

*Corresponding author: Carroll Christie
Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

F1000Posters 2012, 3: 671 (poster) [English]

Poster [1.62 MB]

Presented at
54th American Headache Society Annual Meeting 2012, 21 - 24 Jun 2012, P96

Background / Purpose:

To report the emergence of headache and other neurological symptoms in a patient with a spinal cord stimulator.

Main conclusion:

Causation was not completely understood, but could be allergic in nature or by disturbances in dorsal column pathways.

Next steps:

Further testing is warranted to find frequency and cause of neurological side effects.

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Disclosures:
No relevant competing interests disclosed.

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