brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders
Intracranial Epidural Abscess and Subdural Empyema
Symptoms
Like a brain abscess, an epidural abscess or a subdural empyema can cause fever, headache, sleepiness, vomiting, seizures, a stiff neck, and other signs of brain dysfunction. The symptoms can evolve over several days. Meningitis or a brain abscess may develop. Or a blood clot may form in the large veins (venous sinuses) that carry blood from the brain. Without treatment, symptoms progress rapidly, leading to coma and death, particularly in people with a subdural empyema. 