title: The difficult diagnosis of subdural empyema: report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Subdural empyema remains a frequently misdiagnosed clinical entity. This article presents three cases of subdural empyema and a review of recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Meeks
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed