Cerebellar Infarction Following Epidural Abscess after Epidural Neuroplasty
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Cerebellar Infarction Following Epidural Abscess after Epidural Neuroplasty
Epidural neuroplasty is found to be effective in removing fibrous tissue occurring in the epidural space for various reasons. We report a case of cerebellar infarction caused by epidural abscess after epidural neuroplasty. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of cerebellar infarction developed as a result of epidural abscess accompanying bacterial meningitis after epidural neu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Spine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1738-2262,2093-6729
DOI: 10.14245/kjs.2015.12.1.26