Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. =====Infratentorial Subdural empyema===== Pure infratentorial [[subdural empyema]] is a rare occurrence. Development of clinical triad of [[fever]], [[vomiting]], and [[headache]] in cases of chronic suppurative [[otitis media]] (CSOM) suggest the intracranial spread of infective pathology. As this clinical triad is a harbinger of pyogenic meningitis, diagnostic cerebrospinal fluid studies are undertaken. Contrast CT scan should precede such a diagnostic test. As SDE along the tentorial surface may remain undetected in axial sections of CT scans, a lumbar puncture may precipitate fatal [[tonsillar herniation]] ((Nathoo N, Nadvi SS, van Dellen JR. Infratentorial empyema: Analysis of 22 cases. Neurosurgery. 1997;41:1263–8)) infratentorial_subdural_empyema.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:59by 127.0.0.1