Spinal cord stimulator activation by an antitheft device. Case report

E Eisenberg; H Waisbrod

doi:10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0961

Spinal cord stimulator activation by an antitheft device. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1997 Dec;87(6):961-2. doi: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0961.

Authors

E Eisenberg¹, H Waisbrod

Affiliation

¹ Pain Relief Unit, Rambam Medical Center, and The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

PMID: 9384412
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0961

Abstract

The authors present a case in which electrical injury to the central nervous system resulted from uncontrolled activation of a cervical spinal cord stimulation device by an antitheft device. The injury resulted in long-term neurological sequelae.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Ataxia / etiology
Dysarthria / etiology
Electric Injuries / etiology*
Electric Stimulation Therapy / adverse effects
Electric Stimulation Therapy / instrumentation*
Electromagnetic Phenomena / instrumentation*
Equipment Failure
Follow-Up Studies
Gait
Humans
Male
Memory Disorders / etiology
Neurologic Examination
Pain, Intractable / therapy*
Security Measures*
Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology*
Spinal Cord*