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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)
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- Abscess, Epidural
- Abscess, Extradural
- Extradural Abscess
- Cranial Epidural Abscess
- Cranial Extradural Abscess
- Epidural Abscess, Intracranial
- Epidural Abscess, Spinal
- Intracranial Extradural Abscess
- Spinal Epidural Abscess
- Spinal Extradural Abscess
- Abscess, Cranial Epidural
- Abscess, Cranial Extradural
- Abscess, Intracranial Epidural
- Abscess, Intracranial Extradural
- Abscess, Spinal Epidural
- Abscess, Spinal Extradural
- Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural
- Epidural Abscess, Cranial
- Extradural Abscess, Intracranial
- Extradural Abscess, Spinal
- Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial
- Intracranial Epidural Abscess
- Intracranial Extradural Abscesses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with site + precoordinated organism/infection term + specific CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM infection term
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2000
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- Abscess/complications (1966-1999)
- Spinal Cord Compression/etiology (1966-1999)
- Spinal Cord Diseases (1967-1999)
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- National Library of Medicine. Epidural Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020802
- Epidural Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidural_abscess
- Epidural Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18353735