SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In a retrospective study of patients with spinal epidural abscesses treated in a single hospital health care system during a nearly 20-year period, investigators identified ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare condition; consequently, the clinical significance of early diagnosis often is overlooked. The challenge with SEA is not its treatment, but achieving early ...

Spinal infections are rare but can be deadly, so you need to get a proper diagnosis as soon as possible if you have spinal pain. Read on to learn more about what spinal infections are, the types of ...

Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal ...

A 47 year-old man developed mid-back pain followed by numbness and weakness of both legs over the next two weeks, associated with urinary incontinence. He had been treated for Staphylococcus aureus ...

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

Exploring cases of neurological loss from SEA in patients who were discharged from urgent care and ER departments without diagnostic testing and delays Patients with epidural spinal abscess present to ...

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

It takes a multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with SEA. From admission to rehabilitation, nurses play a major role in improving outcomes. They are responsible for reporting any change in ...