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Table 1 Systematic literature review of intracranial complications of paranasal sinusitis

From: Parietal subdural empyema as complication of acute odontogenic sinusitis: a case report

Author

Year

Study design

Number of intracranial complications of paranasal sinusitis

Reference number

Total cases reviewed

N

Involved sinuses

Maniglia et al. [3]

1989

Review of intracranial infection

13

3 Pansinusitis

19

2 Frontal

1 Frontal/maxillary

4 Ethmoid/frontal

2 Ethmoid

1 Ethmoid/sphenoid

Clayman et al. [2]

1991

Review of paranasal sinusitis

24

3 Pansinusitis

649

2 Hemipansinusitis

6 Frontal

1 Frontal/maxillary

1 Maxillary

4 Bilateral frontal

2 Ethmoid/frontal

4 Ethmoid

1 Ethmoid/sphenoid

Dolan and Chowdhury [14]

1995

Case reports

5

1 Pansinusitis

5

2 Frontal

1 Ethmoid/sphenoid

1 Ethmoid/maxillary

Nathoo et al. [15]

1997

Review of intracranial infection

1

Pansinusitis

3865

Giannoni et al. [7]

1997

Review of intracranial infection

12

7 Pansinusitis

203

1 Maxillary

1 Ethmoid/maxillary

1 Ethmoid/frontal

1 Frontal/sphenoid

1 Sphenoid

Akimura et al. [16]

1998

Case report

1

Pansinusitis

Gallagher et al. [4]

1998

Review of intracranial infection

15

5 Pansinusitis

176

5 Hemipansinusitis

1 Ethmoid/sphenoid

3 Frontal

1 Ethmoid

Sahjpaul and Lee [17]

1999

Case report

1

Pansinusitis

Chandy et al. [11]

2001

Case report

1

Ethmoid/maxillary/frontal

Younis et al. [6]

2002

Review of sinusitis complication

39

5 Ethmoid/sphenoid

82

25 Pansinusitis

9 Hemipansinusitis

Moonis et al. [5]

2002

Case report

1

Sphenoid

Jones et al. [1]

2002

Review of intracranial infection secondary to sinusitis

47

18 Ethmoid/frontal

24 Frontal

47

2 Sphenoid

3 Ethmoid

Lu et al. [18]

2002

Review of intracranial infection

9

–

123

Unlu et al. [19]

2002

Case report

1

Sphenoid

Roche et al. [20]

2003

Review of intracranial infection

35

–

163

Fountas et al. [20]

2004

Case report

2

1 Frontal

1 Ethmoid/frontal

Ali A et al.[30]

2005

Review of acute rhino-sinusitis complication

3

2 Ethmoid/frontal

1 Frontal

13

 

Gois et al. [23]

2005

Review of intracranial complication secondary to sinusitis

21

–

21

Betz CS et al.[31]

2008

Review of acute frontal sinusitis complication

3

3 Frontal

12

  1. "–" indicate absence of information in the references.