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  • Title: An extensive spinal epidural abscess successfully treated conservatively.
    Author: Van Bergen J, Plazier M, Baets J, Simons PJ.
    Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry; 2009 Mar; 80(3):351-3. PubMed ID: 19228675.
    Abstract:
    A spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is an uncommon condition, appearing in 0.2-2 cases per 10,000 hospital admissions. Urgent surgical decompression in combination with long term antibiotics is the common treatment of choice for SEA. However, in some cases, a non-surgical treatment can also be considered. In this case report, a patient is presented with SEA extending from C2 to L3 which was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy without surgical intervention.
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