Spinal Epidural Abscess - From Onset to Rehabilitation: Case Study Margaret Alvarez J Neurosci Nurs. 2005;37 (2):72-78. 0 ...

Epidural Abscess: Sagittal MRIs of the Thoracic Spine; (Left) T1-weighted; (Middle) T1-weighted with gadolinium; (Right) T2-weighted. Note the lesion which is bright on T2-weighted images and enhances ...

Only 0.8% of patients do not have spinal epidural abscess when all three criteria are met”… Evan Cohen, MD, Surgical Science. Vol.14, No.8, August 2023.

Another rare but serious risk is an epidural abscess, which can cause incontinence, urinary retention, fever, and back pain.

Both patients deteriorated within 1 to 2 days after admission, with weakness spreading to the other side of the body. Additional MRIs of the spine showed both patients had cervical epidural abscesses.

A spinal epidural abscess is a serious infection that, if left untreated, could cause a patient to deteriorate rapidly and end up paralyzed.

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079971 Jane C Ballantyne, Spinal interventions for chronic back pain, BMJ (2025). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r179 ...