Epidural tuberculosis involving the entire spine

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 470-474

  Mathew, Jacob ^a   Tripathy, Pradipta ^a   Grewal, Sarvpreet ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Contiguous involvement; Entire spine; Epidural; Minimally invasive; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REOPERATION; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; URINE RETENTION;

BACK PAIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 70449625275     PISSN: 00283843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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