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Peter J. Grillo, MD; Henry C. Yu, MD; Russel H. Patterson, Jr., MD

Arch Neurol. 1974;30(1):105-106.

Abstract
A dorsal column stimulator was implanted in the subarachnoid space of a 44-year-old white woman suffering from chronic low back pain with radiation into both lower limbs. This device was used for six months with complete relief of pain, and then pain spontaneously remitted. Eighteen months after implantation, neck pain and a right hemiplegia suddenly developed. At surgery a hematoma compressing the spinal cord was found beneath the electrode. Improvement in neurological function followed evacuation of the hematoma.

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Cornell University Medical College, New York.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 18, 1973.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Cornell University Medical College, Room F636, 1300 York Ave, New York 10021 (Dr. Grillo).

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