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Objectives

• Recognize subdural and epidural suppuration in children.
• Request the correct imaging study to detect these conditions.
• Identify pediatric patients with signs and symptoms of intracranial infections.
• Describe microbiologic causes and surgical indications in patients with intracranial infections.

Practice Change

• Order magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain with contrast when intracranial suppuration is suspected.
• Choose appropriate imaging and antibiotics for patients with suspected suppurative intracranial infections.

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