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Abstract
An intracranial or rarely intraspinal suppurative process invading the space between the inner surface of the DURA MATER and the outer surface of the ARACHNOID.
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3 entry terms
- Empyema, Subdural
- Subdural Empyemas
- Abscess, Intracranial, Subdural
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with specific infection (IM) and specific CNS infection term (IM)
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History Note
1995(1984)
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Previous Indexing
- Brain Abscess (1966-1983)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Subdural Empyema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013354. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013354
- Subdural Empyema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdural_empyema
- Subdural Empyema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3724806