OBJECTIVE Central nervous system (CNS) infections cause significant morbidity and
mortality and often require neurosurgical intervention for proper diagnosis and treatment …

OBJECTIVES: Data on the incidence and natural history of diverticulitis are largely hospital-
based and exclude the majority of diverticulitis patients, who are treated in an outpatient …

SEA is a potentially devastating condition that is frequently missed. Protocols are put in
place to facilitate early evaluation of back pain in patients with red flags with appropriate …

Introduction Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a term that encompasses a wide range of
etiologies from immune-mediated to infectious. Management and prognosis differ for each …

Purpose With this study, we set out to identify missed opportunities in diagnosis of spinal
epidural abscesses to outline areas for process improvement. Methods Using a large …

Acute myelopathies are spinal cord disorders characterized by a rapidly progressive course
reaching nadir within hours to a few weeks that may result in severe disability. The multitude …

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Background: Although rare, infectious complications from regional anesthesia and
analgesia can be devastating. The literature on this topic consists primarily of surveys, case …

Most spinal cord injury is seen with trauma. Nontraumatic spinal cord emergencies are
discussed in this chapter. These myelopathies are rare but potentially devastating …

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is uncommon with an incidence reported as 0.33–1.96
abscesses per 10,000 hospital admissions per year. Two‐thirds of the cases were caused …