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COVID-19 infection and extensive subdural empyema: cause or consequence?

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2023
Adolescent, female, 12 years old, with a history of headache and vomiting, without fever, with progressive worsening and coma. Laboratory tests showed positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR RNA. She has not had the vaccine for COVID-19.
Aldo Jose Ferreira da Silva, Daniel Fonseca Oliveira   +1 more
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Fatal case of subdural empyema caused by Campylobacter rectus and Slackia exigua

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023
We report a fatal subdural empyema caused by Campylobacter rectus in a 66-year-old female who developed acute onset of confusion, dysarthria, and paresis in her left extremities.
Yuki Munekata, Saki Yamamoto, Shun Kato, Yutaro Kitagawa, Ken Enda, Nanase Okazaki, Satoshi Tanikawa, Zen-ichi Tanei, Yohei Ikebe, Takahiro Osawa, Soichiro Takamiya, Hideki Ujiie, Masahiro Onozawa, Satoshi Hirano, Miki Fujimura, Shinya Tanaka   +15 more
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Subdural empyema in bacterial meningitis

, 2012
Objective: To evaluate the occurrence, treatment, and outcome of subdural empyema complicating community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults. Methods: Case series from a prospective nationwide cohort study from Dutch hospitals from 2006 to 2011 ...
van der Ende, Arie, Jim, Kin K., Brouwer, Matthijs C., van de Beek, Diederik, Brouwer, Matthijs C, Jim, Kin Ki   +5 more
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Brain Abscesses Complicating Bacterial Meningitis—A Nationwide Cohort Study From the Netherlands

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2026.
Prevalence, pathogen distribution, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of brain abscess in bacterial meningitis was assessed in this study. ABSTRACT Background Brain abscesses rarely complicate bacterial meningitis while their clinical characteristics and outcomes have not been systematically assessed.
Fabian D. Liechti, Evelien H. G. M. Drost, Merijn W. Bijlsma, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek   +4 more
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Spontaneous subdural empyema in falciparum malaria : a case study [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2004
Clinical history : Malaria is one of the most common diseases in the tropical countries. Cerebralmalaria is usually a diffuse symmetric encephalopathy with focal signs being unusual.Methods : We present a three-year old girl lapsing into unconsciousness ...
S. Dwarakanath, A. Suri , A.K. Mahapatra
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Combined Cryptococcal and Bacterial Meningitis in an Immunocompetent 15‐Year‐Old: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Introduction Cryptococcal meningitis is a serious fungal infection of the meninges, typically seen in immunosuppressed patients. The occurrence of cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompetent individuals is very rare. Coinfection with bacterial meningitis is even more unusual. Primary Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes We report the case of a 15‐year‐
Martha Ann Mbonye, Edna Joyce Nagaddya, Priya Gusain   +2 more
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Empiema subdural a gemella morbillorum como complicação de sinusite aguda.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2011
Subdural empyema is a life-threatening infection that may complicate acute sinusitis. The authors report the case of a previously healthy 10 year-old girl who presented with subdural empyema due to Gemella morbillorum after an untreated maxillary ...
Leonor Reis Boto, Cláudia Calado, Marisa Vieira, Cristina Camilo, Francisco Abecasis, Alexandre R Campos, Manuela Correia   +6 more
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Subdural Empyema in Children

Global Journal of Health Science, 2013
Subdural Empyema in infants and children might be life threatening if not managed properly. A search of the Pub Med database was carried out using a combination of the following terms: Subdural empyema, children, and management. Neurosurgical textbooks were reviewed as well.
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Surgical Treatment and Prognosis of Patients With Brain Abscesses: A Retrospective Study

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background This study aimed to analyze the surgical treatment and prognosis of patients with brain abscesses. Methods Case records of 45 patients who had been discharged from the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University between August 2006 and March 2024 after undergoing surgical treatment for a diagnosis of brain abscess were reviewed.
Haoran Chen, Lize Chen, Hui Li, Shiduo Li, Peng Zhang, Jiangwei Yuan, Qiushi Zhang, Haiying Liu, Lei Zhang, Jing Tong, Leandro Napier de Souza   +10 more
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A Rare Cause of Fever: Subdural Empyema

, 2014
Fever is a common cause of presenting to emergency departments in children. Furthermore when there is no reason for fever; it is a reason for anxiety for parents and clinicians. The most common cause of fever is infections for all ages.
DUMAN, MURAT, Gencpinar, Pinar, AYDIN, ADEM, Bektas, Fulya   +3 more
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