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Intracranial complications of acute frontal sinusitis.

Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute frontal sinusitis, there is still significant occurrence of intracranial complications. Urgent surgical evacuation of any intracranial collection is required; however, the surgical management of the associated sinusitis remains controversial. Ten patients presented to this department over a 12-month period with subdural empyema secondary to acute frontal sinusitis. Four patients had a coexisting Pott's puffy tumour and one patient had a periorbital abscess. Each patient was managed using a multidisciplinary approach. A frontal sinus trephine/drain +/- antral washout was performed at the same time as craniotomy with evacuation of the empyema. With this approach only two patients suffered long-term morbidity in our series, in the form of persistent neurological or cognitive deficit. No patient required a definitive sinus procedure. This study emphasizes the need for the early assessment and intervention of patients with an intracranial complication secondary to acute frontal sinusitis. Further assessment of the underlying sinus disease is indicated during outpatient follow up after the acute episode.

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