2016
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002297
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Intracranial Subdural Empyema Mimicking Chronic Subdural Hematoma

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“…Hence, early surgical intervention by burr hole drainage or craniotomy evacuation is the key to diagnosing and treating SDE, and administration of adequate antibiotics might result in timely recovery and salvage of maximal neurological function. 7 , 9 , 15 - 18…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Hence, early surgical intervention by burr hole drainage or craniotomy evacuation is the key to diagnosing and treating SDE, and administration of adequate antibiotics might result in timely recovery and salvage of maximal neurological function. 7 , 9 , 15 - 18…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…10 - 12 However, prompt and accurate diagnosis of SDE is often tricky since its imaging results may resemble subdural hematoma (SDH). 1 , 4 , 6 , 7 In this report, we present a fatal case of Campylobacter rectus -induced subdural empyema mimicking SDH that showed atypical characteristics on imaging tests confirmed by autopsy.…”
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“…reported that patients developing ISDEs after a neurosurgical procedure often have subtle signs and symptoms with less than 35% of patients having a fever and only 15% having headaches from ISDEs [ 2 ]. While the cranial CT is widely used in the initial evaluation, it has a false negative result of 6% for diagnosing an ISDE, which can be readily identified by the MR of the brain with a much higher sensitivity and specificity [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]. It is highly important to make an early diagnosis of ISDE as an undiagnosed and untreated ISDE can lead to severe complications such as seizures, septic sinus thrombosis, infarctions, septic shock and even death [ 2 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Published data varies in mortality rates from 4.4 to 24% from ISDE [ 3 ]. Repeated studies have supported that prompt neurosurgical intervention is of utmost importance in patients with ISDE as a lack of treatment can progress to septic shock and death [ 1 , 4 ]. Clinical manifestations of patients with ISDE can be subtle; however, patients can also present with neurological symptoms such as headaches, seizures, vomiting and mass effect [ 1 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%