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SUBMITTER: Chang KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7410373 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Kai-Sheng KS Sun Li-Wei LW Cheng Chun-Yuan CY Chang Shang-Wen SW Chen Chien-Min CM
Neurospine 20200731 Suppl 1
Spinal epidural abscess is a rare disease that is less likely to occur in the cervical region. When it occurs here, cervical spondylodiscitis can develop. Surgical treatment is recommended because of possible life-threatening septic and neurological complications. We present a case of an 81-year-old man who suffered from right side paralysis and was subsequently diagnosed with a C4 to C7 epidural abscess. We utilized full endoscopic surgery for patient management. The traditional surgical method ...[more]