Measuring the Influence of Cervical Epidural Steroids on Current Perception Threshold Measures Using a Neurometer®CPT/C - A Case Report
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We investigated cervical epidural steroid injection effects on Current Perception Threshold (CPT) measures in a patient with neuropathic pain using the Neurometer® CPT/C device (Neurotron, Inc Baltimore MD, USA). CPT measures pre injection revealed a significant hypoesthesia in Aδ and C fibers with normal Aβ fiber function. CPT testing 24 hours after a cervical epidural injection at the C7-T1 interspace using methylprednisolone and lignocaine revealed normal measures indicating a reversal of sensory nerve dysfunction. These findings corresponded with a 100% reduction in the patient’s neuropathic symptoms.
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