Cervicothoracolumbar spinal epidural abscess with tetraparesis. Good recovery after non-surgical treatment with antibiotics and dexamethasone. Case report and review of the literature

Neurocirugia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-533

  Wessling, Heinrich ^a   De Las Heras, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Dexamethasone; Escherichia coli; Spinal cord compression; Spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICOTHORACOLUMBAR SPINE ABSCESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0347622865     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(03)70512-0     Document Type: Article

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