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Case Reports
. 1979 Oct;55(648):712-5.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.648.712.

Acute spinal epidural abscess. Observations from fourteen cases

G E Phillips, A Jefferson
Case Reports

Acute spinal epidural abscess. Observations from fourteen cases

G E Phillips et al. Postgrad Med J. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

Fourteen cases of acute spinal epidural abscess are analysed. Postoperatively 6 recovered completely, 4 patients recovered enough to allow unaided walking, 2 died and 2 who were paraplegic pre-operatively remained so. The purpose of this paper is to remind readers of the existence of this condition and to plead for early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment.

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