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Paediatric intracranial empyema: differences according to age

June 24, 2017 | Autor: Gilles Orliaguet | Categoría: Nonparametric Statistics, France, Humans, Child, Female, Male, Glasgow Coma Scale, Infant, Risk factors, Diagnostic Imaging, Ct Scan, Length of Stay, Newborn Infant, Prevalence, Public health systems and services research, Retrospective Studies, Age Factors, Chi Square Distribution, Risk Factors, Retrospective Study, Bacterial meningitis, Early Diagnosis, Male, Glasgow Coma Scale, Infant, Risk factors, Diagnostic Imaging, Ct Scan, Length of Stay, Newborn Infant, Prevalence, Public health systems and services research, Retrospective Studies, Age Factors, Chi Square Distribution, Risk Factors, Retrospective Study, Bacterial meningitis, Early Diagnosis
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Eur J Pediatr DOI 10.1007/s00431-008-0918-4

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Paediatric intracranial empyema: differences according to age Matthieu Legrand & Thomas Roujeau & Philippe Meyer & Pierre Carli & Gilles Orliaguet & Stephane Blanot

Received: 9 August 2008 / Accepted: 17 December 2008 # Springer-Verlag 2009

Abstract No recent studies are available which consider the epidemiology and outcome of paediatric intracranial empyema (PICE). We retrospectively studied all PICE cases admitted in our institution from 1993 to 2006. Outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at 24 months. Aetiology, clinical features, therapeutic considerations and risk factors of poor outcome were analysed according to age. Data from 38 patients were studied; 33/38 presented with subdural empyema (SDE) and 5/38 with extradural empyema (EDE); 10/38 were infants 0.4 g/l) associated with a high CSF cell count (>10 cells/mm3). Bacterial meningitis was defined as a meningitis associated with low CSF glucose level (
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