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Subdural empyema classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]; Anthony Gallo, B.S. [3]

Overview

Subdural empyema may be classified according to location of the infection into 2 groups: intracranial and spinal.

Classification

Subdural empyema may be classified according to location of the infection into 2 groups: intracranial and spinal.[1][2]

Intracranial subdural empyema

  • 95% of patients with subdural empyema present within this group[1][2]

Spinal subdural empyema

  • 5% of patients with subdural empyema present within this group[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Agrawal, Amit; Timothy, Jake; Pandit, Lekha; Shetty, Lathika; Shetty, J.P. (2007). “A Review of Subdural Empyema and Its Management”. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 15 (3): 149–153. doi:10.1097/01.idc.0000269905.67284.c7. ISSN 1056-9103.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Greenlee JE (2003). “Subdural Empyema”. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 5 (1): 13–22. PMID 12521560.

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