RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Intramedullary spinal cord abscess JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 225 OP 226 DO 10.1136/jnnp.55.3.225 VO 55 IS 3 A1 M E Miranda CarĂºs A1 B Anciones A1 A Castro A1 M Lara A1 A Isla YR 1992 UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/55/3/225.abstract AB We report a patient with a chronic intramedullary spinal cord abscess who suffered an episode of acute meningitis due to rupture of the abscess into the subarachnoid space.