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There may be identified some prognostic factors associated with | There may be identified some prognostic factors associated with subdural empyema: <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> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Natural History
Complications
Prognosis
There may be identified some prognostic factors associated with subdural empyema: [1]
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Unfavorable prognostic factors ▸ Presenting with encephalopathy or coma ▸ Younger than 10 years or elderly ▸ Late start of antibiotics ▸ Sterile cultures Favorable prognostic factors ▸ Craniotomy instead of burr holes as surgical procedure ▸ Early treatment ▸ Young age (optimal between 10-20 years) ▸ Patient presents awake, alert and oriented ▸ Source of infection: paranasal sinuses ▸ Aerobic streptococci isolated in culture ▸ Aerobic streptococci as single pathogen References
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