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Epidural Abscess

Medical 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)
Guide Notes:	coord (IM) with site (IM) + precoord organism infect (IM) + specific CNS infect term (IM)
Also Called:	Cranial Epidural Abscess,Epidural Abscess, Spinal
Previously Indexed:	Abscess/complications (1966-1999),Spinal Cord Compression/etiology (1966-1999),Spinal Cord Diseases (1967-1999)

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