<p><strong>I Background Information</strong><br>1 Immunology of the Central Nervous System<br>2 Microbiological Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections<br>3 Antibiotics and the Development of Resistance<br>4 Radiology of Central Nervous System Infections<br><strong>II Etiologic Agents</strong><br>5 Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System<br>6 Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System<br>7 Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System<br>8 Bacterial Brain Abscess<br><strong>II CNS Locations for Infection</strong><br>9 Meningeal Infections<br>10 Epidural and Spinal Infections<br>11 Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms<br>12 Vertebral Column Infections<br>13 Spinal Canal Infections<br><strong>IV Neurosurgical Issues</strong><br>14 Neurosurgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis<br>15 Postoperative Intracranial Infections<br>16 Implanted Devices and Central Nervous System Infection<br><strong>V Special Populations</strong><br>17 Pediatric Central Nervous System Infections<br>18 Central Nervous System Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts<br>19 Systemic Infections in the Neurologic Intensive Care Unit</p>

Rapid diagnosis and treatment are crucial to successful outcomes in infections involving the central nervous system, which can cause significant neurological morbidity and mortality. Neurosurgical Infectious Disease: Surgical and Nonsurgical Management is a comprehensive guide that gives surgeons the core knowledge they need to diagnose, treat, and prevent infectious diseases of the central nervous system.Key Features:Emphasizes newer surgical techniques, including: endoscopy, neuronavigation, and intraoperative guidanceCovers contemporary radiologic diagnostic techniques and provides excellent imaging examplesIncludes chapters on antibiotic prophylaxis, intracranial infection, and the infection of implanted devicesThis excellent neurosurgical reference will be an essential part of the armamentarium used by neurosurgeons and infectious disease specialists in their daily practice.