TY - JOUR
T1 - Cranial and spinal subdural empyema
AU - De Bonis, Pasquale
AU - Anile, Carmelo
AU - Pompucci, Angelo
AU - Labonia, Maria
AU - Lucantoni, Corrado
AU - Mangiola, Annunziato
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Subdural empyema represents a loculated suppuration between the dura and the arachnoid. It has been described either intracranially or in the spinal canal, the latter localization being quite rare. It is a rare but serious illness with a declining mortality rate but rather frequent neurological sequelae. Morbidity and mortality in intracranial and spinal subdural empyema directly relate to the delay in diagnosis and therapy. The epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology and symptoms of spinal subdural empyema and cranial subdural empyema are somewhat different, but brain and spinal subdural empyema are not always two different entities. An adequate treatment strategy should be selected on a case-by-case basis, expecially for patients with a massive CNS involvement, where management represents a challenge.
AB - Subdural empyema represents a loculated suppuration between the dura and the arachnoid. It has been described either intracranially or in the spinal canal, the latter localization being quite rare. It is a rare but serious illness with a declining mortality rate but rather frequent neurological sequelae. Morbidity and mortality in intracranial and spinal subdural empyema directly relate to the delay in diagnosis and therapy. The epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology and symptoms of spinal subdural empyema and cranial subdural empyema are somewhat different, but brain and spinal subdural empyema are not always two different entities. An adequate treatment strategy should be selected on a case-by-case basis, expecially for patients with a massive CNS involvement, where management represents a challenge.
KW - Abscess
KW - Brain subdural empyema
KW - Cranial subdural empyema
KW - Spinal subdural empyema
KW - Subdural collection
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U2 - 10.1080/02688690902939902
DO - 10.1080/02688690902939902
M3 - Article
C2 - 19533473
AN - SCOPUS:67651148202
VL - 23
SP - 335
EP - 340
JO - British Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - British Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0268-8697
IS - 3
ER -