A Ticking Time Bomb: The Rapid Development of Subdural Empyema and Herniation Syndrome (P11-7.010)
To report a case of a 19-year-old man who presented with two weeks of fever and lethargy with a rapid decompensation requiring decompressive hemicraniectomy and intensive care unit admission due to a subdural empyema from Lemierre syndrome.
Authors
- Gabriella Garcia
- Rebecca Frawley
- Alejandro Blaubach
- Ismat Babiker
Institutions
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000211858
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00