Quadriparesis from a panspinal extradural abscess following pneumococcal meningitis.

A 63-year-old male presented with marked quadriparesis, three weeks after a pneumococcal meningitis. The MRI-scan was suggestive for extradural abscess in the craniocervical region extending into the lower thoracic spine. Cervical laminectomy was performed and a large abscess was drained.