Researchers found that cervical discitis and epidural abscess should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of suspected stroke, as these may go undiagnosed in patients admitted to the ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...

Objective: Aggressive anterior debridement and fusion has been advocated for the treatment of cervical osteomyelitis/epidural abscess (COEA) for many years. In this study we review our experiences ...

(HealthDay News) — At one medical center, early operative management of cervical spine epidural abscess (CSEA) appeared to offer the benefit of improved neurologic outcome, according to research ...

The MRI image shows a cervical spine with normal age-related changes; however, the thoracic spine has findings suggestive of discitis at T9 to T10 (third intervertebral space up from the bottom of the ...

A spinal abscess may cause local or radiating back pain, fever, and neurological symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment are vital for improving a person’s outlook. A spinal cord abscess involves a ...

A 41-year-old nulligravida Japanese woman was referred to our hospital (Kawakita General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan) due to the presence of a large cervical mass. Thirteen years previously, she had ...