ALLMedicine™ Spinal Epidural Abscess Center

Apr 27th, 2022 - The treatment of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but serious pathology that may result in delayed neurologic injury despite treatment with antibiotic therapy or surgery. Given this, the development of predictive scores for risk stratificat...

Mar 25th, 2022 - Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection with potentially devastating consequences. Epidural abscesses caused by Salmonella serogroup C2 are even rarer and tend to be more invasive with multidrug resistance. Early diagnosis, ef...

Mar 11th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Spinal cord abscess is a rare entity, particularly in the pediatric population. Spinal cord abscesses can be located in extradural, subdural, and intradural (intramedullary or extramedullary) regions of the cord, with intramedu...

Mar 11th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Spinal cord abscess is a rare entity, particularly in the pediatric population. Spinal cord abscesses can be located in extradural, subdural, and intradural (intramedullary or extramedullary) regions of the cord, with intramedu...

Mar 9th, 2022 - Approach Considerations The combination of mechanical compression of the spinal cord by pus or granulation tissue can result in ischemia with spinal cord infarction, which accounts for the rapid neurologic progression of this disease. Patients wit...

Jul 11th, 2018 - Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) increases the likelihood of permanent disability (eg, residual motor weakness) or even death. 1-5 Studies suggest that the incidence of SEA may be on the rise,6,7 which is especi.

Oct 3rd, 2017 - IDWeek 2017 kicks off Oct. 3 at the San Diego Convention Center, with a focus on pandemic preparedness and other challenges facing infectious diseases clinicians and researchers in the 21st century.

Mar 7th, 2016 - SAN DIEGO — The most common claim in malpractice lawsuits against hospitalists is that a diagnosis was not made, was delayed, or was incorrect, according to a closed claims study. "This study brings to light the particular challenges faced by hosp...

Mar 7th, 2016 - SAN DIEGO — The most common claim in malpractice lawsuits against hospitalists is that a diagnosis was not made, was delayed, or was incorrect, according to a closed claims study. "This study brings to light the particular challenges faced by hosp...

Mar 3rd, 2016 - More than a third of medical malpractice lawsuits against hospitalists involve allegations of diagnostic errors, according to a study by national medical liability insurer The Doctors Company published online March 3. Darrell Ranum, vice president.

An epidural abscess is an infection that forms in the space between the skull bones and the brain lining (intracranial epidural abscess) or in the space between the bones of the spine and the lining membrane of the spinal cord (spinal epidural abs...