Abstract
Intracranial Subdural Empyema – A Mini Review
Highlights
Intracranial subdural empyema (ISE) is a rare but serious infection of the brain with the purulent collection located within the space between dura and arachnoid mater
Prior to the advent of antibiotics, morbidity, and mortality affected near 100% of patients within 24-48 hours of presentation[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
The aim of this report is to summarize the key clinical features of ISE and assist in management for clinicians faced with this challenging condition
Summary
Intracranial subdural empyema (ISE) is a rare but serious infection of the brain with the purulent collection located within the space between dura and arachnoid mater. The younger male population possesses a relatively higher risk to develop sinusitis, meningitis, otitis media and undergo trauma compared to their older and female counterparts[4,17,21]. The second group are older with dissimilar associated risk and again a slight male predisposition[2,3,4,6,8,9,11,17,18,20,23] In this group patients tend to be older (age 40-50) and associated more with neurosurgical procedures compared to diseases of the ear, nose and throat[2,3,4,5,6,8,17,20]. Regardless, understanding the difference between the two population groups are important as it helps identify and assess them both uniquely
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