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)

Descriptor ID	D020802
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.200.250 C01.539.830.025.325 C10.228.228.180.375 C10.228.228.300 C10.228.228.709.350 C10.228.854.303
Concept/Terms	Epidural Abscess Epidural Abscess Abscess, Extradural Extradural Abscess Abscess, Epidural Epidural Abscess, Spinal Epidural Abscess, Spinal Abscess, Spinal Epidural Spinal Epidural Abscess Spinal Extradural Abscess Abscess, Spinal Extradural Extradural Abscess, Spinal Cranial Epidural Abscess Cranial Epidural Abscess Abscess, Cranial Epidural Epidural Abscess, Cranial Epidural Abscess, Intracranial Abscess, Intracranial Epidural Intracranial Epidural Abscess Intracranial Extradural Abscess Abscess, Intracranial Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural Extradural Abscess, Intracranial Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial Intracranial Extradural Abscesses Cranial Extradural Abscess Abscess, Cranial Extradural

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