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Common symptoms of subdural empyema in adults include: | Common symptoms of subdural empyema in adults include:<ref name="AgrawalTimothy2007">{{cite journal|last1=Agrawal|first1=Amit|last2=Timothy|first2=Jake|last3=Pandit|first3=Lekha|last4=Shetty|first4=Lathika|last5=Shetty|first5=J.P.|title=A Review of Subdural Empyema and Its Management|journal=Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice|volume=15|issue=3|year=2007|pages=149–153|issn=1056-9103|doi=10.1097/01.idc.0000269905.67284.c7}}</ref><ref name=Mandell>{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = 0-443-06839-9 | pages = }}</ref> | ||
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Overview
If possible, a detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include prior neurosurgery, sinusitis, or mastoiditis. Common symptoms of subdural empyema include headache, altered mental status, vomiting, and seizures.
History
If possible, a detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include prior neurosurgery, sinusitis, or mastoiditis.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of subdural empyema in children include:[1][2][3]
Common symptoms of subdural empyema in adults include:[2][3]
- Fever (generally > 38°C (100.5°F))
- Sinusitis
- Altered mental status
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Headache
- Seizures
- Drowsiness
- Lethargy
- Inability to produce or comprehend language
- Neck stiffness
- Facial pain
- Coma
References
- ↑ Hendaus, Mohammed A. (2013). "Subdural Empyema in Children". Global Journal of Health Science. 5 (6). doi:10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p54. ISSN 1916-9744.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E. (John Eugene); Dolin, Raphael. (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. ISBN 0-443-06839-9.