title: Pediatric spinal infection and inflammation.
abstract: Inflammatory and infectious disorders of the spine in children are less common than in adults, and are usually categorized according to location into (1) those predominantly affecting the spinal cord; (2) those predominantly affecting the nerve roots and meninges; and (3) those predominantly affecting the vertebrae, discs, and epidural space. Disorders primitively involving the spinal cord may be grouped into 2 basic categories: (1) inflammatory (represented by acute transverse myelopathy) and (2) infectious (ie, bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic). Inflammatory spinal cord diseases are more common than primitive spinal cord infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via G. Gaslini 5, Genova I-16147, Italy. Electronic address: andrearossi@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Infection; Inflammation; Pediatrics; Spine