Isolated subacute tuberculous spinal epidural abscess of the cervical spine: A brief report of a special case

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 695-696

  Alg, Varinder S ^a   Demetriades, Andreas K ^b   Naik, Sunil ^a   Gunasekera, Lal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Spinal epidural abscess; Subacute infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 67650418114     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0233-5     Document Type: Article

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