Meningitis
Researchers from Mayo Clinic, Medical Department detail new studies and findings in the area of meningitis
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, November 30th, 2007
"Infratentorial empyema is an uncommon complication of bacterial meningitis. Very little is known about its recognition and appropriate management We present a patient with infratentorial subdural empyema and compare findings with 41 cases with infratentorial empyema reported in the literature Many patients with infratentorial empyema presented as subacute meningitis with neck stiffness and decreased consciousness," investigators in the United States report.
"Diagnosis was often delayed. The minority had cerebellar findings and cranial nerve deficits. Clues to the diagnosis were presence of otitis, sinusitis, or mastoiditis and recent surgery for these disorders. The...
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