Background Infectious Spondylodiscitis and spinal epidural abscess (SEA) are relatively rare conditions that is rising in incidence. SEA a challenging entity associated with high morbidity mortality. That’s why early diagnosis critical this disease. Objectives we aimed to describe the clinical characteristics outcomes of patients infectious spondylodiscitis (SEA). Methods conducted retrospectiv...

BACKGROUND Spinal infection (discitis; spondylodiscitis) presents a wide spectrum of pathologies. The method of choice for spondylodiscitis imaging is magnetic resonance (MR). It provides detailed anatomical information, especially concerning epidural space and spinal cord. The main aim of this article is the description and evaluation of spondylodiscitis morphological variation visible in magn...

Twenty-five patients with spinal epidural abscess were treated at the University of Western Ontario hospitals between July 1980 and July 1990. There were eighteen males (72%) and seven females (28%), with a median age of 60 years. Concurrent illness resulting in immunocompromise was present in 60%. Eleven presented with complete myelopathy, thirteen had limb weakness, and one had no neurologica...