Subdural empyema historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]; Anthony Gallo, B.S. [3]
Overview
In 1869, subdural empyema was first operated on by François Gigot de la Peyronie.[1] The first attempted detailed description of the disease was by Cyril Brian Courville in 1939.
Historical Perspective
- In 1869, subdural empyema was first operated on by François Gigot de la Peyronie[1]
- In 1939, the first attempted detailed description of the disease was by Cyril Brian Courville, who additionally referred to the disease as subdural abscess, pachymeningitis interna, purulent pachymeningitis, and circumscript meningitis[2]
- Historically, treatment was surgical, contrary to the present antimicrobial approach. Before the discovery of antibiotics, the mortality rate of patients with subdural empyema was near 100%, however the development of antimicrobial therapies have dramatically decreased the estimate to between 6-35%.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Khan M, Griebel R (1984). "Subdural empyema: a retrospective study of 15 patients". Can J Surg. 27 (3): 283–5, 288. PMID 6144382.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Agrawal, Amit; Timothy, Jake; Pandit, Lekha; Shetty, Lathika; Shetty, J.P. (2007). "A Review of Subdural Empyema and Its Management". Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 15 (3): 149–153. doi:10.1097/01.idc.0000269905.67284.c7. ISSN 1056-9103.