- Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
- Issue: 4
- SPİNAL EPİDURAL APSEYİ DÜŞÜNDÜREN SERVİKAL DİSK HERNİSİ
SPİNAL EPİDURAL APSEYİ DÜŞÜNDÜREN SERVİKAL DİSK HERNİSİ
Authors : İbrahim SUN, Burcu KASAPOĞLU, Ali GENÇ, Serdar ÖZGEN, Necmettin PAMİR
Pages : 306-309
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Publication Date : 2014-12-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :The differential diagnosis between degenerative and infectious spinal abnormalities can be challenging for neurosurgeons due to the subjectivity of the patient’s symptoms and physical findings, and inconclusive MRI data. This report describes a case of a cervical intervertebral disc hernia with surprising MRI findings suggesting the possibility of an epidural abscess formationKeywords : epidural infection, cervical disc, MRI