10.1055/b-0034-92329 Spinal Canal InfectionsIan E. McCutcheon Although uncommon, infections of the spinal canal have profound clinical implications and pose a risk for paralysis. Their early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment…
10.1055/b-0034-92327 Infectious Intracranial AneurysmsHoon Choi, Walter A. Hall, and Eric M. Deshaies The earliest published case of an infectious aneurysm dates back to 1869, when Church described a 13-year-old boy…
10.1055/b-0034-92329 Spinal Canal InfectionsIan E. McCutcheon Although uncommon, infections of the spinal canal have profound clinical implications and pose a risk for paralysis. Their early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment…
10.1055/b-0034-92328 Vertebral Column InfectionsKyle I. Swanson and Daniel K. Resnick Vertebral column infections involve bone (osteomyelitis), intervertebral disk(s) (diskitis), or a combination of both (spondylodiskitis). Spontaneous infection results from the…
10.1055/b-0034-92325 Meningeal InfectionsManika Suryadevara and Joseph B. Domachowske The clinical presentation of fever, headache, and stiff neck raises the clinical suspicion of meningeal infection in most cases, while biochemical, cellular,…
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…
