Adhesive Arachnoiditis after Lumbar Radiculography with Dimer-X and Depo-Medrol
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 119 (1) , 153-155
- https://doi.org/10.1148/119.1.153
Abstract
Lumber radiculographs were obtained in 252 patients with suspected disk herniation. Fifteen patients who underwent previous radiculography with Dimer-X [meglumine iocarmate] plus Depo-Medrol [6 .alpha. methylprednisdone (21-acetate)] exhibited adhesive arachnoiditis. This was not observed in 6 patients who received Dimer-X alone. No positive correlation between radiological diagnosis of adhesive arachnoiditis and clinical symptoms can be demonstrated. Steroids probably should not be used intrathecally in combination with water-soluble contrast media.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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