The difficult diagnosis of subdural empyema: report of three cases and review of the literature.
Subdural empyema remains a frequently misdiagnosed clinical entity. This article presents three cases of subdural empyema and a review of recent literature.
Meeks
R B
RB
Department of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division, USA.
Schmidt
J H
JH
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