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Epidural Abscess

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Definition: Circumscribed collections of suppurative material occurring in the spinal or intracranial EPIDURAL SPACE. The majority of epidural abscesses occur in the spinal canal and are associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a vertebral body; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include local and radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, URINARY INCONTINENCE, and FECAL INCONTINENCE. Cranial epidural abscesses are usually associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a cranial bone, SINUSITIS, or OTITIS MEDIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p710 and pp1240-1; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Aug;65(2):209-12)  coord (IM) with site (IM) + precoord organism infect (IM) + specific CNS infect term (IM)    Other names Spinal Epidural Abscess; Intracranial Extradural Abscesses; Intracranial Epidural Abscess; Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial; Extradural Abscess, Spinal; Extradural Abscess, Intracranial; Extradural Abscess; Epidural Abscess, Cranial; Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural; Abscess, Spinal Extradural; Abscess, Spinal Epidural; Abscess, Intracranial Extradural; Abscess, Intracranial Epidural; Abscess, Cranial Extradural; Abscess, Cranial Epidural; Spinal Extradural Abscess; Intracranial Extradural Abscess; Epidural Abscess, Spinal; Epidural Abscess, Intracranial; Cranial Extradural Abscess

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