Atlas of Infections in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Classification and Sources of Infections....Pages 3-7
Laboratory Collections and Sample Processing....Pages 9-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Scalp Abscesses....Pages 25-31
Cranial Osteomyelitis....Pages 33-42
Cranial Epidural Abscesses....Pages 43-50
Cranial Subdural Empyemas....Pages 51-64
Posttraumatic Meningitis....Pages 65-72
Brain Abscesses....Pages 73-94
Infectious Encephalitis....Pages 95-104
Pyogenic Ventriculitis....Pages 105-110
Pituitary Abscesses....Pages 111-116
Orbital Abscesses....Pages 117-124
Mucopyoceles....Pages 125-135
Pott’s Puffy Tumors....Pages 137-142
Intracranial Infectious Aneurysms....Pages 143-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Paraspinal Pyomyositis....Pages 151-157
Vertebral Body and Discal Infections....Pages 159-170
Spinal Epidural Abscesses....Pages 171-176
Spinal Subdural Abscesses....Pages 177-181
Spinal Cord Abscesses....Pages 183-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Surgical Site Infections in Cranial Surgery....Pages 191-215
Surgical Site Infections in Spinal Surgery....Pages 217-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Brain Tuberculomas....Pages 231-248
Spinal Tuberculosis....Pages 249-275
Neurocysticercosis....Pages 277-284
Brain Hydatid Disease....Pages 285-298
Spinal Hydatid Disease....Pages 299-310
Other Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System....Pages 311-316
Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System....Pages 317-323
Central Nervous System Infections in HIV Patients....Pages 325-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-343