Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord

Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord

Severe subdural empyema (SDE) involving both the brain and spinal cord can be a life-threatening condition if not treated properly. We describe a malnourished patient with extensive spinal and intracranial SDE, whose poor prognosis prompted palliative care consultation. Surgical options were not pos...

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Main Authors: Fotis G Souslian, Tariq Janjua, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
Subjects:
antibiotics
neurological infection
nutritional therapy
subdural empyema
Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2022;volume=49;issue=3;spage=356;epage=357;aulast=Souslian

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