Successful antibacterial therapy of a spinal epidural abscess in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan 15:372:101-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.042. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

¹ Department of Neurology, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan; Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan. Electronic address: neuro-nakano@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan. Electronic address: yanase02819@kouseiren-ta.or.jp.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan. Electronic address: mae02476@kouseiren-ta.or.jp.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan. Electronic address: 01736toribatake@kouseiren-ta.or.jp.
⁵ Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan. Electronic address: m-yamada@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.

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Keywords: Antibacterial therapy; Central nerve system infection; Pregnancy; Spinal epidural abscess; Surgical treatment.

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