Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings such as inflammatory-type lesions and myelopathies are significantly associated with attribution of neuropsychiatric (NP) events to systemic lupus ...

Background Cervical spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition characterised by the accumulation of pus in the epidural space of the cervical spine. SEA is ...

Finally, Nyborg was taken for an MRI. The scan found a dangerous abscess on her spinal cord. A rare complication of a common illness Nyborg had developed a spinal epidural abscess, according to Dr ...

A spinal epidural abscess is an infection that can push on the spinal cord and cause the weakness and numbness Nyborg had been experiencing.

The typical MRI image for an SEA patient reveals an epidural mass that may be iso- or hypointense on T1-weighted imaging (Fig 2), and hyperintense on T2-weighted imaging (Fig 3; Rigamonti et al ...

A pain management expert can also discuss other possibilities, including facet joint injections, other types of injections, electrothermal and radiofrequency treatments, Botox, and spinal cord ...

A spinal abscess may cause back pain, tenderness, and fever, Learn when to contact a doctor and the common treatment options.

MRI with gadolinium contrast of the cervical spine (Figure 1A and 1B) revealed a well-defined, bi-loculated intramedullary ovoid lesion, localised to the posterior aspect of the spinal cord at the ...

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 ...

Back pain, fever, and neurological deficits are the classic red flag warning signs of spinal epidural abscess. Failure of a physician, an NP, or a PA to obtain a STAT MRI is negligent conduct.” ...

The team determined there was a high probability that a dental infection led to MRSA in the patient's blood, which was the causative organism of his spinal infection. An MRI with contrast of the man’s ...