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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">neurosurgery</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Нейрохирургия</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Russian journal of neurosurgery</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1683-3295</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2587-7569</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Издательский дом "МедИНК"</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.63769/1683-3295-2026-28-1-76-79</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">neurosurgery-1818</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАБЛЮДЕНИЕ ИЗ ПРАКТИКИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>FROM PRACTICE</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Внутричерепная субдуральная эмпиема у потребителей внутривенных наркотиков: очень редкое осложнение</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Intracranial subdural empyema in intravenous drug users – A rarest complication</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-2444</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Bishnoi</surname><given-names>I.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Bishnoi</surname><given-names>I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>I. Bishnoi</p><p>Агроха, Харьяна</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>I. Bishnoi</p><p>Agroha, Haryana</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">ishubishnoi@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Midha</surname><given-names>R.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Midha</surname><given-names>R.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>R. Midha</p><p>Агроха, Харьяна</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>R. Midha</p><p>Agroha, Haryana</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Bishnoi</surname><given-names>S.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Bishnoi</surname><given-names>S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>S. Bishnoi</p><p>Агроха, Харьяна</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>S. Bishnoi</p><p>Agroha, Haryana</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Lal Maharaja</surname><given-names>B.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Lal Maharaja</surname><given-names>B.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>B. Lal Maharaja</p><p>Агроха, Харьяна</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>B. Lal Maharaja</p><p>Agroha, Haryana</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Медицинский колледж Махараджи Аграсен</institution><country>Индия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Agrasen Medical College</institution><country>India</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>28</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>76</fpage><lpage>79</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Bishnoi I., Midha R., Bishnoi S., Lal Maharaja B., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Bishnoi I., Midha R., Bishnoi S., Lal Maharaja B.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Bishnoi I., Midha R., Bishnoi S., Lal Maharaja B.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.therjn.com/jour/article/view/1818">https://www.therjn.com/jour/article/view/1818</self-uri><abstract><p>В литературе встречаются описания клинических случаев субдуральной эмпиемы спинного мозга у потребителей внутривенных наркотиков (ПВН). Однако описан всего один случай внутричерепной субдуральной эмпиемы у ПВН. Почему это осложнение такое редкое? В статье описан второй такой случай и представлен анализ литературы. Описание случая: мужчина, 26 лет, хронической потребитель загрязненного опиума («читта»), позитивный по гепатиту С, был доставлен в больницу с нарушением сознания.</p><p>Компьютерная томография показала субдуральную массу справа со смещением тканей головного мозга на 11 мм. Была проведена правосторонняя гемикраниотомия с эвакуацией гноя. Постоперационное восстановление происходило без значительных осложнений. Заключение: субдуральная эмпиема может развиться в результате бактериемии, инфекционного эндокардита. У ПВН гепатит С может усиливать предрасположенность к развитию внутричерепной субдуральной эмпиемы.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In intracranial drug users (IVDU), there are case reports of spinal subdural empyema. However, there is single case report of intracranial subdural empyema in IVDU. Why is it rare? We report second case and its analysis pertaining to our case. Case Description: a 26‑years male, chronic IV drug abuser of impure opium («Chitta»), HCV positive, presented with altered sensorium. CT head revealed subdural collection right side with 11 mm shift. We did right side hemicraniotomy and evacuated pus. Postoperatively he recovered well.</p><p>Conclusions – Subdural empyema can occur due to bacteremia, infective endocarditis. In IVDU, presence of HCV infection may predispose to intracranial subdural empyema.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>потребитель внутривенных наркотиков</kwd><kwd>субдуральная эмпиема</kwd><kwd>опиоид</kwd><kwd>гепатит С</kwd><kwd>диацетилморфи</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>IV drug user</kwd><kwd>subdural empyema</kwd><kwd>opioid</kwd><kwd>HCV</kwd><kwd>Diacetylmorphine</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Nathoo N., Nadvi S.S., van Dellen J.R., Gouws E. Intracranial subdural empyemas in the era of computed tomography: a review of 699 cases. Neurosurgery 1999;44:529–36. DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00055</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Nathoo N., Nadvi S.S., van Dellen J.R., Gouws E. Intracranial subdural empyemas in the era of computed tomography: a review of 699 cases. Neurosurgery 1999;44:529–36. 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