title: [Spinal subdural empyema. A case report].
abstract: Spinal subdural empyema is a very unusual condition. About 40 cases have been previously reported. The authors describe another case, mentioning the difficulties in diagnosis particularly when no primary infection is known. In these circumstances, the neurological signs and MRI are important; MRI demonstrates the level of the lesion and its subdural localization. Surgical treatment and antibiotics are clearly indicated and the earliest it is done, the better the results.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa do Rio de Janeiro (HBPRJ), Brasil.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: de Magalhães
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: da Rocha
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jevoux
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Carneiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013355:Subdural Space / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Empiema espinhal subdural. Relato de um caso.