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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
Despite the evolution of science and the advances being made everyday in all fields of medicine, epidural abscesses, both intracranial and spinal, still remain a serious health | Despite the evolution of science and the advances being made everyday in all fields of medicine, epidural abscesses, both intracranial and spinal, still remain a serious health condition, with significant risks for patients, representing a diagnostic challenge for physicians. However, diagnosis, management and outcome have been considerable improved due to new and more accurate imaging studies, better antibiotics and surgical techniques. <ref name="DannerHartman1987">{{cite journal|last1=Danner|first1=R. L.|last2=Hartman|first2=B. J.|title=Update of Spinal Epidural Abscess: 35 Cases and Review of the Literature|journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases|volume=9|issue=2|year=1987|pages=265–274|issn=1058-4838|doi=10.1093/clinids/9.2.265}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Historical Perspective
Despite the evolution of science and the advances being made everyday in all fields of medicine, epidural abscesses, both intracranial and spinal, still remain a serious health condition, with significant risks for patients, representing a diagnostic challenge for physicians. However, diagnosis, management and outcome have been considerable improved due to new and more accurate imaging studies, better antibiotics and surgical techniques. [1]
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- ↑ Danner, R. L.; Hartman, B. J. (1987). "Update of Spinal Epidural Abscess: 35 Cases and Review of the Literature". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 9 (2): 265–274. doi:10.1093/clinids/9.2.265. ISSN 1058-4838.