Epidural spinal infection: Variability of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 544-551

  Küker, Wilhelm ^a,b   Mull, Michael ^a   Mayfrank, Lothar ^a   Töpper, Rudolf ^a   Thron, Armin ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

discitis; epidural spinal abscess; inflammation; magnetic resonance imaging; paraparesis; spine

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISKITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISCITIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0342981790     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199703010-00017     Document Type: Article

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