SPINAL CORD ABSCESS

Course overview

INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD ABSCESS (ISCA) IS A RARE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH MORTALITY AND NEUROLOGICAL MORBIDITY. A QUICK DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION ARE CRUCIAL TO PREVENTING LONG-TERM SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE SPINAL CORD OR POSSIBLY DEATH. ISCA SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH A SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS WHICH IS FAR MORE COMMON. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ABSCESS AND EXPLAINS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING THOSE WITH THIS CONDITION.