Epidural abscess of the cervical spine with atypical manifestations: A report of two cases

Neurologist

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-218

  Liou, Li Min ^a   Shih, Pang Ying ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CRP; ESR; Immunocompromise; Spinal abscess

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; X RAY;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 34447343824     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000263684.90812.bb     Document Type: Article

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