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==Overview==
==Overview==
Subdural empyema, also referred to as [[subdural abscess]], [[pachymeningitis interna]] and [[circumscript meningitis]], is a life-threatening [[infection]].<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> It consists of a localised collection of [[pus|purulent]] material, usually unilateral, between the [[dura mater]] and the [[arachnoid mater]] and accounts for about 15-22% of the reported focal intracranial [[infections]]  The [[empyema]] may develop intracranially (about 95%) or in the [[spinal canal]] (about 5%), and in both cases, it constitutes a [[medical emergency|medical]] and [[surgical emergency|neurosurgical emergency]].<ref name="pmid12521560">{{cite journal| author=Greenlee JE| title=Subdural Empyema. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2003 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 13-22 | pmid=12521560 | doi= | pmc=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12521560  }} </ref>
Generally, [[x ray]] is not helpful in the diagnosis of subdural empyema.  
Following clinical evaluation, with proper history, physical examinations and laboratory test results, the diagnosis of subdural empyema has to be confirmed by imaging studies.


==X Ray==
==X Ray==
Despite the fact that the [[X-Ray]] is not an ideal imaging test to study the [[subdural space]], it is however useful to evaluate possible [[skull fractures]], [[osteomyelitis]] or foreign bodies lodged in the [[skull]], which might be the source of the [[infection]]. <ref name="Hendaus2013">{{cite journal|last1=Hendaus|first1=Mohammed A.|title=Subdural Empyema in Children|journal=Global Journal of Health Science|volume=5|issue=6|year=2013|issn=1916-9744|doi=10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p54}}</ref>
Generally, [[x ray]] is not helpful in the diagnosis of subdural empyema. X ray may be useful in evaluating potential sources of infection, including [[skull fractures]], [[osteomyelitis]], or foreign bodies lodged in the [[skull]].<ref name="Hendaus2013">{{cite journal|last1=Hendaus|first1=Mohammed A.|title=Subdural Empyema in Children|journal=Global Journal of Health Science|volume=5|issue=6|year=2013|issn=1916-9744|doi=10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p54}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Generally, x ray is not helpful in the diagnosis of subdural empyema.

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Generally, x ray is not helpful in the diagnosis of subdural empyema. X ray may be useful in evaluating potential sources of infection, including skull fractures, osteomyelitis, or foreign bodies lodged in the skull.[1]

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  1. Hendaus, Mohammed A. (2013). "Subdural Empyema in Children". Global Journal of Health Science. 5 (6). doi:10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p54. ISSN 1916-9744.


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