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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Mortality associated with subdural empyemas approaches 10%, compared with approximately 15-40% in the pre-CT era ¹."

Line 33:106 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'pre-CT'.

Emphasis

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"The most common causative organisms are streptococci, especially those from the Streptococcus milleri group of bacteria. Other organisms implicated in subdural empyema include Staphylococcus aureus, anaerobes and Gram-negative bacteria ⁴."

Line 14:84 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Streptococcus milleri </em>group of bacteria. Other organisms implicated in subdural empyema include <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>'

EG List And

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"MRI is also more sensitive to the complications of subdural empyemas, e.g. cerebritis, cerebral abscess, and venous thrombosis."

Line 30:74 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. cerebritis, cerebral abscess, and'.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Complications"

Line 34:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

There Is

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"In the most common scenario, patients develop subdural empyemas as a result of frontal sinusitis. There are two putative mechanisms of spread ³:"

Line 8:109 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

Oxford Comma

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"The most common causative organisms are streptococci, especially those from the Streptococcus milleri group of bacteria. Other organisms implicated in subdural empyema include Staphylococcus aureus, anaerobes and Gram-negative bacteria ⁴."

Line 14:208 · Use the Oxford comma in 'aureus, anaerobes and Gram'.

Lint: subdural-empyema