Intramedullary abscess: a report of two cases and a review of the literature

Neurosurgery. 1994 Aug;35(2):321-6; discussion 326. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199408000-00023.

Abstract

Two cases of chronic spinal cord abscess are reported, and the relevant literature is reviewed with emphasis on the last 20 cases. Presentation, cause, modern diagnostic testing, operative findings, treatment choices, and prognosis are all discussed. Significant changes in the presentation, management, and outcome in these more recent cases are emphasized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Spinal Cord / surgery
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents