Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis After Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection: A Case Report

Hanning Xing1, Henrik Babajanyan, Andrew Kuo

  • 1From the Department of Anesthesiology, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California.

A&A Practice
|July 15, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), a rare complication of epidural steroid injection (ESI), can be fatal. Early recognition and management are crucial, even in seemingly low-risk patients, due to potential for rapid deterioration.