Lumbar epidural blocks: A case report of a life-threatening complication Peter Kang-Woo Lee, MD, Jong-Moon Kim, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 81, Issue 12, Pages 1587-1590 (December 2000) DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.9388 Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Lumbosacral MRI shows diffuse bulging disc and spinal stenosis from L2-L3 to L5-S1. (A) A life-threatening complication after lumbar epidural block. (B) Axial MRI of L3-L4. (C) Axial MRI of L4-L5. (D) Axial MRI of L5-S1. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 1587-1590DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2000.9388) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 CT scan reveals multiple pneumocephalus in CSF space after epidural block. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 1587-1590DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2000.9388) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions