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Extramedullary Space-Occupying Pathologies: Epidural and Intradural Extramedullary Disorders

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This chapter summarizes concisely the pathologic anatomy of the epidural space and its most relevant tumorous, inflammatory and hemorrhagic diseases. The aim is to demonstrate case illustrations for the aforementioned diseases. After studying this chapter the reader should be able to explain the clinical features and the standard treatment of these diseases.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Dützmann & Matthias Setzer

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  1. Institute for Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

  2. Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Weidauer

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Matthias Setzer

  4. Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Johannes C. Klein

  5. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Frank Vrionis

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Dützmann, S., Setzer, M. (2015). Extramedullary Space-Occupying Pathologies: Epidural and Intradural Extramedullary Disorders. In: Hattingen, E., Weidauer, S., Setzer, M., Klein, J., Vrionis, F. (eds) Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54209-1_11

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