title: Juxtapositioning of the temporalis muscle for intractable subdural empyema in infants.
abstract: We present a case of refractory infantile subdural empyema secondary to pneumococcal meningitis. Initial treatment was with antibiotics and multiple burr hole drainage of the subdural space. As there was no significant improvement with this standard procedure, craniectomy, and juxtapositioning of the temporalis muscle was conducted and the patient recovered promptly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome