Spinal Epidural Abscess: [SPİNAL EPİDURAL ABSE]

Abdülvahap Gök

doi:10.58600/eurjther.19910202-542

Authors

Abdülvahap Gök Gaziantep Tıp Fak, Nôroşırürji A.B,D,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.19910202-542

Keywords:

Abscess, Spinal epidural space

Abstract

A patient that had spinal epidural abscess made a recovery with few neurological deficit after an operation and antibiotical treatment in a preplegic period. Epidural abscess causes irrevesibl neurological functional deficits and death due to late diagnose and treatment. So, early diagnose and treatment is the rule for complete recovery.

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