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ArticleCureus2023

A Case of Subdural Empyema Due to Dental Pathogen.

Gabriela Portilla-Skerrett, Pedro Rivera-Ramírez De Arellano, Carmarie Santiago-Ortolaza, Dev Boodoosingh-Casiano

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gabriela Portilla-SkerrettInternal Medicine, Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, PRI.
Pedro Rivera-Ramírez De ArellanoInternal Medicine, Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, PRI.
Carmarie Santiago-OrtolazaInternal Medicine, Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, PRI.
Dev Boodoosingh-CasianoInternal Medicine, Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, PRI.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subdural empyema is a rare but serious infection in the brain. Several etiologies and pathological mechanisms have been described. The team reports a case of subdural empyema due to dental pathogens, of which a limited number of cases have been reported. Radiological findings and medical management of this case are reviewed since prompt intervention reduces not only mortality and morbidity but also complications including sepsis, cranial osteomyelitis, and residual neurological deficit, among others.

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acute neurological deficitburr holes proceduredental cariesotorhinology infectionsubdural empyema

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PMID37724210
PMCPMC10505088

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