A Case of Lumbosacral Plexopathy Associated with High Intensity

Kim, Ju-Ha; Yu, Shin-Ae; Ha, Choong Kun; Choi, Seong Hye; Bae, Eun Ki; Yoon, Byung-Nam

Case report

Korean Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders 2016;8(1):46-49.

Ju-Ha Kim, Shin-Ae Yu, Choong Kun Ha, Seong Hye Choi, Eun Ki Bae, Byung-Nam Yoon

aInHa University School of Medicine; bDepartment of Neurology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea

자궁근종 치료로 High Intensity Focused Ultrasound 시술 후 발생한

김주하, 유신애, 하충건, 최성혜, 배은기, 윤병남

인하대학교 의학전문대학원a, 인하대학교병원 신경과b

Abstract

Lumbosacral plexopathy is an uncommon disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by asymmetric, weakness, and numbness in lumbosacral nerve root distributions. A 53-year-old woman experienced left lower extremity weakness and numbness after high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedure to treat uterine myoma. Electrodiagnostic study revealed left lumbosacral plexopathy. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed high signal intensity in the left lumbosacral plexus. After 6 months, the symptoms did not improve. This case report illustrates the potential danger of HIFU.