Atlas of Infections in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery

Part I. General Considerations

1. Classification and Sources of Infections
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2. Laboratory Collections and Sample Processing
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Part II. Infections of the Brain and Its Coverings

3. Scalp Abscesses
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4. Cranial Osteomyelitis
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5. Cranial Epidural Abscesses
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6. Cranial Subdural Empyemas
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7. Posttraumatic Meningitis
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8. Brain Abscesses
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9. Infectious Encephalitis
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10. Pyogenic Ventriculitis
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11. Pituitary Abscesses
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12. Orbital Abscesses
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13. Mucopyoceles
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14. Pott’s Puffy Tumors
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15. Intracranial Infectious Aneurysms
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Part III. Infections of the Spine and Its Coverings

16. Paraspinal Pyomyositis
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17. Vertebral Body and Discal Infections
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18. Spinal Epidural Abscesses
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19. Spinal Subdural Abscesses
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20. Spinal Cord Abscesses
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Part IV. Infections Following Cranial and Spinal Surgery

21. Surgical Site Infections in Cranial Surgery
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22. Surgical Site Infections in Spinal Surgery
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Part V. Specific Pathogens and Other Particular Conditions

23. Brain Tuberculomas
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24. Spinal Tuberculosis
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25. Neurocysticercosis
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26. Brain Hydatid Disease
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27. Spinal Hydatid Disease
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28. Other Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
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29. Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System
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30. Central Nervous System Infections in HIV Patients
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Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases