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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| author | Fotis G Souslian Tariq Janjua Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar |
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| description | 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 possible. However, following maximal medical therapy, the patient's condition resolved completely in 1 year. This case highlights the important relationship between neurocritical care medical management and infection when surgical options are not possible. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e63d70b82034d479f1173c9106b5ca82023-01-12T13:27:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Scientific Society0974-50092022-01-0149335635710.4103/jss.jss_116_22Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cordFotis G SouslianTariq JanjuaLuis Rafael Moscote-SalazarSevere 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 possible. However, following maximal medical therapy, the patient's condition resolved completely in 1 year. This case highlights the important relationship between neurocritical care medical management and infection when surgical options are not possible.http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2022;volume=49;issue=3;spage=356;epage=357;aulast=Souslianantibioticsneurological infectionnutritional therapysubdural empyema |
| spellingShingle | Fotis G Souslian Tariq Janjua Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord Journal of the Scientific Society antibiotics neurological infection nutritional therapy subdural empyema |
| title | Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| title_full | Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| title_fullStr | Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| title_short | Maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| title_sort | maximal medical therapy in extensive subdural empyema of the brain and spinal cord |
| topic | antibiotics neurological infection nutritional therapy subdural empyema |
| url | 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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