Circumscribed collections of suppurative material occurring in the spinal or intracranial EPIDURAL SPACE. The majority of epidural abscesses occur in the spinal canal and are associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a vertebral body; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include local and radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, URINARY INCONTINENCE, and FECAL INCONTINENCE. Cranial epidural abscesses are usually associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a cranial bone, SINUSITIS, or OTITIS MEDIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p710 and pp1240-1; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Aug;65(2):209-12)
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Cranial Epidural Abscess; Cranial Extradural Abscess; Epidural Abscess, Intracranial; Epidural Abscess, Spinal; Intracranial Extradural Abscess; Spinal Extradural Abscess; Abscess, Cranial Epidural; Abscess, Cranial Extradural; Abscess, Intracranial Epidural; Abscess, Intracranial Extradural; Abscess, Spinal Epidural; Abscess, Spinal Extradural; Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural; Epidural Abscess, Cranial; Extradural Abscess; Extradural Abscess, Intracranial; Extradural Abscess, Spinal; Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial; Intracranial Epidural Abscess; Intracranial Extradural Abscesses; Abscess, Epidural; Abscess, Extradural; Spinal Epidural Abscess