Spinal epidural abscess: Does social deprivation influence 1-year mortality?

Find here for HTRHN Rural Research Scholarship recipient Eamon Walsh’s research, published in the “Journal of Clinical Neuroscience”

Background: Spinal epidural abscess are difficult to diagnose due to its non-specific clinical presentation. Spinal epidural abscess is identified late or missed in almost half of patients. To better assist clinicians in making this diagnosis there needs to be a better appreciation of at risk patient profile.

Spinal epidural abscess: Does social deprivation influence 1-year mortality? – ScienceDirect