Subdural Empyema

06/01/2004 - "Patients with an extensive subdural empyema will have a good outcome if they are treated early and aggressively with antibiotics and burrhole evacuation."
01/01/2023 - "Early recognition of subdural empyema and prompt initiation of treatment with antibiotics and surgical drainage is essential for cases of SDE. "
11/01/2022 - "The patient was initiated on intravenous antibiotics and underwent emergent burr hole placement with successful evacuation of the subdural empyema. "
01/01/2022 - "The Case for Early Antibiotic Commencement and Source Control in Paediatric Subdural Empyema: A Single-Centre Retrospective Case Series."
01/01/2020 - "Given the rapid patient deterioration associated with subdural empyema, the emergent intravenous antibiotics, neurosurgical consultation, and subsequent collection evacuation performed are likely to credit for saving this soldier's life. "

01/01/2002 - "In preliminary studies measurement of the serum C-reactive protein concentration has been shown to be an effective criterion for monitoring the response to antibacterial therapy in patients with spinal extradural abscesses, postoperative discitis, brain abscesses and subdural empyemas, thereby enabling patients to be treated successfully with courses of these drugs that are markedly shorter than those currently recommended."

06/01/1980 - "The relative roles of radionuclide studies and CT scans in the patient with suspected subdural empyema are discussed."
06/01/1980 - "Detection of subdural empyema with radionuclides."

01/01/2003 - "The diagnostic procedure of choice for intracranial and spinal subdural empyema is MRI with gadolinium enhancement. "
10/01/1996 - "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. "
01/01/2018 - "Gadolinium-enhanced MRI showed an enhancing process with evidence of meningitis and subdural empyema. "
06/01/2005 - "Gadolinium-enhanced MRI and DWI showed an interhemispheric subdural empyema and sinusitis. "
02/01/1992 - "We present a case of subdural empyema complicating bacterial meningitis in a 4 month old in which CT enhancement was not present yet magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans with gadolinium demonstrated intense enhancement. "

01/01/2009 - "We report 2 cases of recurring subdural empyema due to Streptococcus, after repeat surgery and high-dose antibiotic treatment including beta-lactamines and vancomycin. "
05/01/2010 - "Based on the diagnosis of bacterial meningoencephalitis and subdural empyema developing from sinusitis primary to odontogenic infection, she received antibacterial chemotherapy with meropenem hydrate and vancomycin hydrochloride, after which motor aphasia and consciousness disturbance occurred. "
12/01/2007 - "Clinical and CSF findings of our case were, unresponsiveness to vancomycin, ceftriaxone and consecutive meropenem treatment while we still observed subdural empyema during these treatments. "
09/01/2023 - "The patient underwent an emergent craniotomy that revealed subdural empyema under high pressure and was started on vancomycin, cefepime, metronidazole, and levetiracetam. Six hours after his craniotomy, the patient developed fixed dilatation of his right-side pupil and a head CT scan showed developing ischemic changes and increased in his midline shift which prompted to emergent right decompressive craniectomy. "

06/06/2019 - "She demonstrated clinical improvement on ceftriaxone, but persistent fever and ear-tugging resulted in obtaining an MRI that displayed bilateral subdural empyemas requiring burr-hole craniotomy, central venous thrombosis requiring anticoagulation, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss requiring cochlear implants. "
01/01/2020 - "Although he recovered fully following eight weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and oral rifampin, the clinical course was complicated by subdural empyema requiring neurosurgical evacuation."
12/01/2009 - "The patient workup revealed a mild neutrophilic pleocytosis on cerebrospinal fluid (46 cells/microl), a positive stool culture for Salmonella pomona sensitive to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin, and a subdural empyema (SDE) on the cerebral MRI. "
12/01/2007 - "Clinical and CSF findings of our case were, unresponsiveness to vancomycin, ceftriaxone and consecutive meropenem treatment while we still observed subdural empyema during these treatments. "

01/01/2009 - "Linezolid for treatment of subdural empyema due to Streptococcus: case reports."
01/01/2019 - "A total of 10 patients with PNSI (6 meningitis, 2 ventriculitis, and 2 subdural empyema) received linezolid. "
12/01/2007 - "Successful treatment with linezolid of meningitis complicated with subdural empyema in a 6-month-old boy."
12/01/2007 - "Here, we present a 6-month-old boy with meningitis and subdural empyema which was unresponsive to more conventional agents but successfully treated with linezolid therapy. "
01/01/2009 - "Off-label use of linezolid for treatment of subdural empyema due to gram-positive bacteria should be considered after failure of conventional antibiotic treatment."

03/01/2005 - "A large frontotemporoparietal craniotomy was carried out and the subdural empyema filled with numerous brownish-black, uncharacteristic tissue fragments together with the partially calcified and ossified capsule was removed. "
04/01/2012 - "A large fronto-temporo-parietal craniotomy was carried out and the subdural empyema filled with numerous uncharacteristic tissue fragments with thick pus together with the partially calcified and ossified capsule was removed. "
01/01/1980 - "The location, source of infection, and CT characteristics of 90 intracerebral abscesses and 23 subdural empyemas are reported with special regard to capsule enhancement and surrounding cerebral edema."

01/01/2020 - "Although he recovered fully following eight weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and oral rifampin, the clinical course was complicated by subdural empyema requiring neurosurgical evacuation."
11/01/2008 - "Glycopeptide insensitive Staphylococcus aureus subdural empyema treated with linezolid and rifampicin."

01/01/2018 - "METHODS Pus proteins from 20 human brain abscesses and, for comparison, 7 subdural empyemas were analyzed by proteomics mass spectrometry. "
02/01/2021 - "• Children with subdural empyema secondary to bacterial meningitis have higher protein-to-glucose ratio in the CSF, and a threshold of ˃ 4.65 was determined to demonstrate 100% sensitivity and 50.7% specificity."
02/01/2021 - "Pediatric subdural empyema as a complication of meningitis: could CSF protein/CSF glucose ratio be used to screen for subdural empyema?"
01/01/2018 - "Pus from subdural empyemas had significantly higher levels of plasma proteins and lower levels of leukocytic proteins than pus from intracerebral abscesses, suggesting greater turnover of the extracellular fluid of empyemas and washout of pus constituents. "

04/01/2018 - "The integral and first part of therapy was an urgent neurosurgical drainage of subdural empyema, followed by functional endoscopic sinus surgery performed by ENT surgeon. "
06/01/2009 - "Morbidity and mortality in intracranial and spinal subdural empyema directly relate to the delay in diagnosis and therapy. "
01/01/2006 - "Patients with subdural empyema required prolonged courses of antimicrobial therapy. "
01/01/2006 - "Prolonged antimicrobial therapy (range, 14 to 42 days) was prescribed in six patients complicated with subdural empyema. "
01/01/2003 - "Morbidity and mortality in intracranial and spinal subdural empyema relate directly to the delay in institution of therapy. "

04/01/1993 - "These results compare favorably with those reported in other studies using craniotomy alone, and suggest that burr holes should not be disregarded as a method of treating subdural empyema where contrast-enhanced CT facilities are available."
09/01/2021 - "To compare treatment outcomes for sinogenic subdural empyema (SE) between those managed with initial endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) alone versus those treated with a combination of ESS and craniotomy over the last decade at our institution. "
01/01/2021 - "This is a retrospective study of all patients who underwent craniotomies for evacuation of epidural or subdural empyema at a single center from 1982 to 2018. "
01/01/2020 - "It is described in the case of an 11-year-old patient who underwent a subdural empyema by performing a craniotomy and evacuation of the purulent collection. "
01/01/2019 - "Subdural empyema (SDE) is a neurosurgical emergency that is typically treated with surgical drainage, either by burr hole or by craniotomy. "

06/01/2008 - "Imaging studies subsequently revealed a subdural empyema related to epidural migration of a central venous catheter (CVL). "

09/01/2002 - "Fulminant subdural empyema treated with a wide decompressive craniectomy and continuous irrigation--case report."
07/01/2002 - "Emergency bifrontal decompressive craniectomy was necessary both to reduce the intracranial pressure and to drain the subdural empyema. "
07/01/2002 - "Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy for acute subdural empyema."
01/01/2022 - "hominis subdural empyema and lower limb surgical site infections, following decompressive craniotomy, after traumatic brain and extremities injury. "
01/01/2022 - "A Case Report of Mycoplasma hominis Subdural Empyema Following Decompressive Craniotomy, and a Review of Central Nervous System Mycoplasma hominis Infections."

01/01/1987 - "Although the surgical management of subdural empyemas remains controversial, it appears that burr hole and catheter drainage is sufficient in most cases. "
04/01/1985 - "Postoperatively, the patient did well, however, following removal of the catheter, three weeks after the first operation, the subdural empyema was reexpanded with a very thick enhancing rim on CT scan. "
04/01/2005 - "Subdural empyema combined with paraspinal abscess after epidural catheter insertion."
11/01/2020 - "Emerging evidence supports the use of the endoscope for the treatment of cerebral abscesses and subdural empyemas; especially the peculiarities of flexible endoscopes could potentially offer a more effective and conclusive management as compared with the drainage through catheters. "
07/01/1996 - "We therefore recommend burr hole with catheter drainage plus antibiotics as a method of treating subdural empyema."