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Neurological Disorders

ISSN: 2329-6895

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Spinal abscess mimicking acute stroke

Abstract

Priyankan Sharan* and Puneet Seth

With the emerging as well evolving revascularization therapy of central nervous system there is always an urgency to diagnose stroke at earliest presentation. In intent to avoid treatment within window period we are on the benefit of doubt, thus stroke mimic baffles clinician especially emergency physician. Here, we report a 46 years old male presenting with unilateral neurological deficit secondary to cervical spinal abscess provisionally diagnosed as stroke.

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