Subdural Empyema Complicating Bacterial Meningitis: A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient with Polysubstance Abuse
Subdural empyema (SDE) and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) are uncommon life-threatening complications of bacterial meningitis, which require urgent neurosurgical intervention to prevent adverse outcomes. Clinicians must be vigilant of the onset of focal neurologic deficits or seizure activity to est...
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Main Authors: | Melissa Dakkak, William Russell Cullinane, Virin Rajiv Neil Ramoutar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/931819 |
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