Bacterial Brain Abscess
10.1055/b-0034-92324 Bacterial Brain AbscessPeter D. Kim and Walter A. Hall Bacterial brain abscess is a life-threatening entity encountered in a wide variety of clinical settings. The condition is often lethal…
Pediatric Central Nervous System Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92333 Pediatric Central Nervous System InfectionsIan Mutchnick and Thomas M. Moriarty This chapter focuses on two of the most common pediatric infectious conditions requiring neurosurgical intervention: intracranial focal suppurative infections…
Implanted Devices and Central Nervous System Infection
10.1055/b-0034-92332 Implanted Devices and Central Nervous System InfectionRamesh Grandhi, Gillian Harrison, and Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara The use of implanted devices is commonplace in most neurosurgical practices. Because of the tendency of…
Postoperative Intracranial Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92331 Postoperative Intracranial InfectionsArya Nabavi, Frederike Knerlich-Lukoschus, and Andreas M. Stark Postoperative infections in cranial neurosurgery are reported within a range of 0.5 to 6.6%.1–3 An analysis of predisposing conditions…
Spinal Canal Infections
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…
Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms
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…
Central Nervous System Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts
10.1055/b-0034-92334 Central Nervous System Infections in Immunocompromised HostsOuzi Nissim, Gahl Greenberg, Zvi R. Cohen, and Roberto Spiegelmann The pool of patients with underlying conditions associated with immune compromise is continuously…
Implanted Devices and Central Nervous System Infection
10.1055/b-0034-92332 Implanted Devices and Central Nervous System InfectionRamesh Grandhi, Gillian Harrison, and Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara The use of implanted devices is commonplace in most neurosurgical practices. Because of the tendency of…
Spinal Canal Infections
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…
Postoperative Intracranial Infections
10.1055/b-0034-92331 Postoperative Intracranial InfectionsArya Nabavi, Frederike Knerlich-Lukoschus, and Andreas M. Stark Postoperative infections in cranial neurosurgery are reported within a range of 0.5 to 6.6%.1–3 An analysis of predisposing conditions…
