ENGORGED ANTERIOR EPIDURAL VENOUS PLEXUS MIMICS AN ANTERIOR EPIDURAL MASS

Authors
SHINAVER CN CALDEMEYER KS
Citation
Cn. Shinaver et Ks. Caldemeyer, ENGORGED ANTERIOR EPIDURAL VENOUS PLEXUS MIMICS AN ANTERIOR EPIDURAL MASS, Journal of neuroimaging, 8(4), 1998, pp. 242-244
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of neuroimaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
10512284
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
242 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-2284(1998)8:4<242:EAEVPM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A 48-year-old woman presented with severe neck pain on flexion 1 week after a reportedly uncomplicated lumbar puncture, and with a slightly elevated white blood cell count. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an anterior epidural mass that was thought to represent an epidural absce ss. At surgery, the epidural ''mass'' was due to an engorged anterior epidural venous plexus.