A case of cervical epidural abscess, suspected of cerebral infarction: Case report

Abstract

  Though the incidence of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) has been increasing, SEA is a rare clinical condition, and remains a challenging problem despite advances in neuroimaging and neurosurgical treatment modalities. SEA usually develops in patients with predisposing factors such as diabetes mellitus and immunodeficiency. We present the case of a patient without such predisposing factors who developed cervical canal stenosis due to inflammatory pseudomembrane around the dura mater, which is associated with cervical epidural abscess.