ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2018
Subdural empyema in children.
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- Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Subdural Empyema due to Streptococcus constellatus: A Rare Triad.Journal of Brown hospital medicine · 2025Article
- Identifying the need for surgical intervention in pediatric bacterial meningitis: single-center experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- The Epidemiology, Management and Therapeutic Outcomes of Subdural Empyema in Neonates with Acute Bacterial Meningitis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Imaging findings of posterior fossa subdural empyema secondary to neonatal bacterial meningitis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Imaging of Pathologies of the Temporal Bone and Middle Ear: Inflammatory Diseases, Their Mimics and Potential Complications-Pictorial Review.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Review
- Subdural empyema in immunocompetent pediatric patients with recent SARS-CoV-2 positivity: case report.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
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- Case report: Diagnosis and treatment of delayed epidural pyogenic abscess after brain tumor operation: a report of 5 cases and review of the literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Intracranial Subdural Fluid Accumulation Associated with a Choroid Plexus Carcinoma in a Dog.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Immediate replacement of bone flap after craniotomy for empyema in children.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Subdural empyema caused bySurgical neurology international · 2020Article
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- Treatment-refractory Escherichia coli subdural empyema caused by infection of a chronic subdural hematoma in an infant.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- Intracranial Subdural Empyema During Long-term Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Case Report.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Contemporary Management of Intracranial Subdural Empyema: An Institutional Experience.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSubdural empyema denotes the collection of purulent material in the subdural spaceand is commonly seen in infants and older children. In infants, the most common cause is bacterialmeningitis. In older children, sinusitis and otitis media are usually the source for subdural empyema. Theclinical symptomatology is varied and has a wide range including prolonged or recurrent fever, seizures,meningeal irritation, and raised intracranial pressure. It can mimic as well as complicate meningitis and aheightened clinical awareness is therefore paramount. AIMS AND
objectivesThe clinical profile, etiopathogenesis, imaging features and management of subdural empyema in children is discussed and the relevant literature is reviewed.
conclusionSubdural empyema is a neurosurgical emergency and rapid recognition and treatment canavoid life-threatening complications. In most cases, surgical decompression through burr hole or craniotomyis warranted. Near complete evacuation of the purulent material and appropriate long-term intravenous antibiotics are necessary for a gratifying outcome.
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