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Infections of the spine

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A survey is made covering the pathophysiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, management, and results in cases with pyogenic or tuberculous spondylitis, disc space infection, spinal epidural abscess, subdural empyema or intramedullary abscess, and parasitic spinal infection.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Antunes, J.L. Infections of the spine. Acta neurochir 116, 179–186 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01540874

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