Sterile subdural empyema: an unusual presentation
| Autor: | Mohammed Al Salihi, Emad Abu Sitta, Abed Kanzy, Babikir Kheiri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
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| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2017 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | A 66-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of progressively worsening generalised weakness and gait instability. Physical examinations revealed a low-grade fever of 37.7°C. In addition, the patient was found to have very poor dentition and bilateral sensorineural hearing reduction with no other focal neurological deficit. Laboratory investigations showed a white cell count of 25.8 109/L (Ref: 4–10.8 109/L), predominately neutrophils at 84% (Ref: 36%–75%). A CT of the head was negative for any acute processes and a subsequent MRI of the head with and without contrast was consistent with bilateral … |
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