Main description:

This Atlas is the first reference Atlas covering exclusively all aspects of this multifaceted topic. It is designed to serve as a succinct appropriate resource for neurosurgeons, spinal surgeons, radiologists, neurologists, microbiologists, researchers and infectious disease specialists with an interest in cranio-cerebral and vertebro-medullary infections especially encountered in neurosurgery and spinal surgery. This Atlas is designed to deliver more information in less space than traditional texts, allowing for quick review of the essential facts of this complex infectious topic through pictures. Pertinent imaging and laboratory information are combined with intraoperative photographs and illustrations to help readers visualize variable presentations and enhance their perioperative management.

The comprehensive content of this richly-illustrated book covers different infectious diseases seen on neurosurgical and spinal practices. The Atlas is divided into five sections, after a general introduction, the second section focuses on infections of the brain and its coverings. The third section focuses on vertebromedullary infections. The fourth section includes infections following cranial and spinal surgery, and the fifth section provides a description of the most important specific pathogens and other particular conditions.

The format makes it easily accessible and includes a definition of each infection and its epidemiology, main clinical presentations, imaging features and laboratory findings, treatment options, and prognosis information. It will help the reader in choosing the most appropriate way to manage this multipart problem. In addition, the book supplies clinicians and investigators with both basic and more sophisticated information and procedures relating to the complications associated with neurosurgical and spinal infections.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Section I

General Considerations

Chapter 1

Classification and Sources of Infections

Chapter 2

Laboratory Collections and Sample Processing

Section II

Infections of the Brain and Its Coverings

Chapter 3

Scalp Abscesses

Chapter 4

Cranial Osteomyelitis

Chapter 5

Cranial Epidural Abscesses

Chapter 6

Cranial Subdural Empyemas

Chapter 7

Post-Traumatic Meningitis

Chapter 8

Brain Abscesses

Chapter 9

Infectious Encephalitis

Chapter 10

Pyogenic Ventriculitis

Chapter 11

Pituitary Abscesses

Chapter 12

Orbital Abscesses

Chapter 13

Mucopyoceles

Chapter 14

Pott's Puffy Tumors

Chapter 15

Intracranial Infectious Aneurysms

Section III

Infections of the Spine and Its Coverings

Chapter 16

Paraspinal Pyomyositis

Chapter 17

Vertebral Body and Discal Infections

Chapter 18

Spinal Epidural Abscesses

Chapter 19

Spinal Subdural Abscesses

Chapter 20

Spinal Cord Abscesses

Section IV

Infections following Cranial and Spinal Surgery

Chapter 21

Surgical Site Infections in Cranial Surgery

Chapter 22

Surgical Site Infections in Spinal Surgery

Section V

Specific Pathogens and Other Particular Conditions

Chapter 23

Brain Tuberculomas

Chapter 24

Spinal Tuberculosis

Chapter 25

Neurocysticercosis

Chapter 26

Brain Hydatid Disease

Chapter 27

Spinal Hydatid Disease

Chapter 28

Other Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System

Chapter 29

Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System

Chapter 30

Central Nervous System Infections in HIV patients