Subdural empyema and other suppurative complications of paranasal sinusitis

MK Osborn, JP Steinberg - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2007 - thelancet.com
Suppurative intracranial infection, including meningitis, intracranial abscess, subdural
empyema, epidural abscess, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and thrombosis of other dural …

Update in the diagnosis and management of central nervous system infections

WC Ziai, JJ Lewin III - Neurologic clinics, 2008 - Elsevier
Central nervous system (CNS) infections presenting to the emergency room include
meningitis, encephalitis, brain and spinal epidural abscess, subdural empyema, and …

Imaging of meningitis and ventriculitis

S Mohan, KK Jain, M Arabi, GV Shah - Neuroimaging Clinics of North …, 2012 - Elsevier
Central nervous system infections account for 1% of primary hospital admissions and 2% of
nosocomial infections and when encountered require prompt diagnosis and initiation of …

Role of imaging in the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis and its complications

DC Hughes, A Raghavan, SR Mordekar… - Postgraduate …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Acute bacterial meningitis is a common neurological emergency and a leading cause of
death and neurological disability worldwide. Diagnosis is based on clinical and …

[PDF][PDF] Neuroimaging patterns of intracranial infections: meningitis, cerebritis, and their complications

MT Duong, JD Rudie, S Mohan - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuroimaging provides rapid, non-invasive visualization of central nervous system
infections for optimal diagnosis and management. Generalizable and characteristic imaging …

Management of bacterial central nervous system infections

MC Brouwer, D Van de Beek - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections of the central nervous system present as a medical emergency, thus
requiring rapid diagnosis and immediate treatment. The most prevalent bacterial infections …

Intracranial suppuration complicating sinusitis among children: an epidemiological and clinical study

JH Piatt - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Intracranial abscess is a very infrequent complication of sinusitis among children.
Case series, mostly small and focusing on surgical treatment, have appeared in the …

Non-invasive detection of infection in acute pancreatic and acute necrotic collections with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: preliminary findings

F Islim, AE Salik, S Bayramoglu, K Guven, H Alis… - Abdominal …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of diffusion-weighted
magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) to the detection of infection in acute pancreatitis …

Pediatric intracranial infections

H Parmar, M Ibrahim - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2012 - Elsevier
Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) in children is an important entity and early
recognition is paramount to avoid long-term brain injury, especially in very young patients …

Subdural empyema in bacterial meningitis

KK Jim, MC Brouwer, A van der Ende, D van de Beek - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the occurrence, treatment, and outcome of subdural empyema
complicating community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults. Methods: Case series from …