brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders
Intracranial Epidural Abscess and Subdural Empyema
Causes
Epidural abscesses and subdural empyemas may result from A Sinusitis None A severe ear infection (such as Otitis Media (Chronic Suppurative) ) A head injury that allows bacteria to enter the skull Surgery on the head that allows bacteria to enter the skull Rarely, a blood infection The same kinds of bacteria that cause Abscess of the Brain (such as In children younger than 5 years, the cause is usually Acute Bacterial Meningitis . Because meningitis is now uncommon in children, epidural abscesses and subdural empyemas are also uncommon in children. 