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Subdural empyema in 12-year-old girl: the value of magnetic resonance imaging.

Abstract
A 12-year-old girl presented with an acute history of fever, headaches, and focal neurological deficits. An initial computed tomography (CT) scan of the head was nondiagnostic whereas plain and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected an extensive subdural empyema. The report emphasizes the hazard of relying on a nondiagnostic CT scan in a septic patient with deteriorating neurological function, and the need of MRI with contrast enhancement if subdural empyema is a serious clinical concern.
AuthorsJ Maytal, M Patel, S Apeatu, S Schneider, L Eviatar
JournalJournal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (J Neuroimaging) Vol. 6 Issue 4 Pg. 258-60 (Oct 1996) ISSN: 1051-2284 [Print] United States
PMID8903084 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Gadolinium
Topics
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Empyema, Subdural (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
  • Female
  • Fever (diagnosis)
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gadolinium
  • Headache (diagnosis)
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Sepsis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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