Intramedullary spinal abscess following spinal puncture

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1973Publisher:Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)Journal:Journal of Neurosurgery, volume 38, pages 366-367 (issn: 0022-3085,

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Authors: M, Rifaat; I, el-Shafei; K, Samra; O, Sorour;

doi: 10.3171/jns.1973.38.3.0366

pmid: 4712278

Intramedullary spinal abscess following spinal puncture

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Abstract

✓ A case is presented in which an intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord resulted from a high spinal puncture. Laminectomy and drainage were followed by complete cure.

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Adult, Male, Laminectomy, Drainage, Humans, Staphylococcal Infections, Spinal Puncture, Abscess, Spinal Cord Diseases

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