title: Cervical spinal cord intramedullary abscess. Case report.
abstract: A case of progressive symptoms and signs of cervical spinal cord damage due to intramedullary abscess is reported. The literature is reviewed and the radiological features, particularly magnetic resonance image, are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Istanbul, Turkey. ilhanelmaci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elmac
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurtkaya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Türe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pamir
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*