Upper cervical epidural abscess with emphasis on diabetes as a risk factor: a case report
We recommend screening for DM when a spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is diagnosed without readily identifiable risk factors. The optimal management in most SEA cases is surgical, which is particularly true for UCEA because of the risk of atlantoaxial joint instability. Full neurological recovery is possible even when the patient has been having deficits for more than five days.
Authors
- Abdulrahman H. Alashkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-3770)
- Nagi A Massoud
- Mohammad A Aljawash
- Elhaytham Mustafa
Institutions
- Qassim University (SA)
- Sulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Neurology
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03831-9
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00