Anterior cervical spinal epidural abscess in an infant

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 137-139

  Lee, Jung Kil ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoo ^a   Kim, Soo Han ^a   Kim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kim, Tae Sun ^a   Jung, Shin ^a   Kang, Sam Suk ^a   Lee, Je Hyuk ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Infant; Spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SCINTISCANNING;

ABSCESS; CEFOTAXIME; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0032918097     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050352     Document Type: Article

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