Magnetic resonance images of bilateral subdural empyema in a child with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

Magnetic resonance images of bilateral subdural empyema in a child with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis

(Panel A) Post-contrast T1 weighted axial image demonstrating leptomeningeal and dural enhancement (arrows) with hypointense subdural collection.

(Panel B) FLAIR axial image demonstrating hyperintense proteinaceous subdural collections (dashed arrows) overlying bifrontal lobe surfaces.

FLAIR: fluid-attenuated inversion recovery.

Courtesy of Sherri B Birchansky, MD, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

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