Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 17, 2025

Author Spotlight: A Single-Entry Point Endoscopic Intraventricular Approach for Third Ventriculostomy and Pineal Biopsy
Published on: June 28, 2024
Intracranial Empyema in Children: A Single-center Retrospective Case Series
James J Gilchrist1, Tom Hoy2, Else M Bijker1,3
1From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 42 children with intracranial empyema admitted to a pediatric neurosurgical center over a 9-year period. Intracranial empyema is rare, but causes significant morbidity and mortality. Twenty-eight cases had neurosurgical source control, more commonly for subdural collections. Streptococcus anginosus group bacteria are important pathogens in subdural empyema, whose isolation predicts more complicated postoperative courses.
Related Concept Videos
Acute Pyelonephritis II: Diagnostic Studies and Management
Acute Pyelonephritis I: Introduction

