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What are common complications of spinal cord abscess?
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Grim: Paralysis, transient or permanent, full or partial, sepsis, osteomyelitis to name a few.
Answered 3/27/2013
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Spine deformity, : Spinal fracture, neurologic symptoms or deficit, sepsis or spread of infection through the body to name the most common ones.
Answered 10/18/2012
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