Spinal/ back pain conference

Question 1

Symptoms of spontaneous spinal epidural hemrhgh

Answer 1

Irritability , neck stiffness torticollis, sensorimotor deficits, brown sequard syndrome

Question 2

Brown sequard syndrome

Answer 2

Spinal cord hemisection - contralateral pain and temp loss with ipsilateral vibratory loss of sweating etc.

Question 3

Epidural abscess how does it occur

Answer 3

Hematogenous spread, local spread from discoitis

Question 4

Spinal epidural abscess incidence

Answer 4

<0.2 - 1.2 per 1000

Question 5

Presentation of spinal epidural abscess

Answer 5

Wide range of WCC - ( not a good marker)