Subdural Empyema Occurring 20 Years after Trauma: Case Report
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 21 (5) , 724-726
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198711000-00022
Abstract
The authors report a case of subdural empyema that occurred 20 years after a severe closed head injury and was treated surgically with good results. Traumatic subdural empyema of this late onset is rare. The literature is reviewed, and the mechanism of a delayed presentation is discussed.Keywords
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