title: Acute intramedullary spinal cord abscess: case report.
abstract: We report the first case of an acute pyogenic intramedullary cervical spinal cord abscess, brain abscesses and meningitis due to an unusual anerobe, Bacteroides disiens. The importance of spinal magnetic resonance imaging for establishing the diagnosis is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Erlich
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wodak
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Tress
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology