Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma

Intracranial subdural empyema (ISDE) is a life-threatening condition. The risk for ISDE increases in patients that have undergone prior intracranial procedures. The non-specificity in its clinical presentation often makes ISDE difficult to diagnose. Here, we present a rare case of ISDE mimicking a r...

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Autores principales: Doan, Ninh, Patel, Mohit, Nguyen, Ha Son, Mountoure, Andrew, Shabani, Saman, Gelsomino, Michael, Janich, Karl, Kurpad, Shekar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27651110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw158
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author Doan, Ninh
Patel, Mohit
Nguyen, Ha Son
Mountoure, Andrew
Shabani, Saman
Gelsomino, Michael
Janich, Karl
Kurpad, Shekar
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description Intracranial subdural empyema (ISDE) is a life-threatening condition. The risk for ISDE increases in patients that have undergone prior intracranial procedures. The non-specificity in its clinical presentation often makes ISDE difficult to diagnose. Here, we present a rare case of ISDE mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma, emphasizing the significance of obtaining early magnetic resonance images of the brain for early diagnosis and treatment to achieve the optimal outcome.
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spelling pubmed-50294632016-09-21 Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma Doan, Ninh Patel, Mohit Nguyen, Ha Son Mountoure, Andrew Shabani, Saman Gelsomino, Michael Janich, Karl Kurpad, Shekar J Surg Case Rep Case Report Intracranial subdural empyema (ISDE) is a life-threatening condition. The risk for ISDE increases in patients that have undergone prior intracranial procedures. The non-specificity in its clinical presentation often makes ISDE difficult to diagnose. Here, we present a rare case of ISDE mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma, emphasizing the significance of obtaining early magnetic resonance images of the brain for early diagnosis and treatment to achieve the optimal outcome. Oxford University Press 2016-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5029463/ /pubmed/27651110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw158 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Doan, Ninh
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Mountoure, Andrew
Shabani, Saman
Gelsomino, Michael
Janich, Karl
Kurpad, Shekar
Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma
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title_full Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma
title_fullStr Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma
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title_short Intracranial subdural empyema mimicking a recurrent chronic subdural hematoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27651110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw158
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