Epidural and Subdural Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92326 Epidural and Subdural InfectionsSandi Lam and Peter C. Warnke Subdural empyema is a focal purulent infection between the dura mater and arachnoid mater. More than 95% of cases of…
NEUROLOGY
Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
10.1055/b-0034-92323 Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous SystemAli Akhaddar and Mohamed Boucetta Man can see only what he knows. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) Parasitic infections of the central nervous…
Radiology of Central Nervous System Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92320 Radiology of Central Nervous System InfectionsKunal M. Patel and Charles L. Truwit Imaging plays a central role in the evaluation of patients with central nervous system (CNS) infections. This…
Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System
10.1055/b-0034-92321 Viral Infections of the Central Nervous SystemJoseph B. Domachowske, Manika Suryadevara, and Walter A. Hall Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) can be divided into aseptic meningitis,…
Antibiotics and the Development of Resistance
10.1055/b-0034-92319 Antibiotics and the Development of ResistancePeter D. Kim and Walter A. Hall Since their introduction into medical practice, antibiotics have played an enormous role in decreasing morbidity from bacterial…
Immunology of the Central Nervous System
10.1055/b-0034-92317 Immunology of the Central Nervous SystemPragati Nigam and Maciej S. Lesniak The brain is an organ with unique characteristics that function to restrain immunologic responses that could potentially damage…
Microbiological Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92318 Microbiological Diagnosis of Central Nervous System InfectionsYuriko Fukuta and Karin Byers The central nervous system (CNS) may be infected by various organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Numerous…
Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System I: From the Nasal Cavity to the Olfactory Bulb
10.1055/b-0034-91129 Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System I: From the Nasal Cavity to the Olfactory Bulb Structural ConsiderationsDavid E. Hornung The nasal air passageways are delineated in the anterior plane…
Functional Anatomy of the Gustatory System: From the Taste Papilla to the Gustatory Cortex
10.1055/b-0034-91140 Functional Anatomy of the Gustatory System: From the Taste Papilla to the Gustatory CortexTatsu Kobayakawa, Hisashi Ogawa General Aspects of Taste Sensation Taste sensation is one of the five…
Taste Testing
10.1055/b-0034-91141 Taste TestingTino Just, Masafumi Sakagami General Remarks on Gustatory Testing In the general population, isolated taste disturbances are rare. Using two different psychophysical taste tests, hypogeusia was found in…
