<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.<em>Neurosurgical Infectious Disease: Surgical and Nonsurgical Management</em> is a comprehensive guide that gives surgeons the core knowledge they need to diagnose, treat, and prevent infectious diseases of the central nervous system.</p><p>Key Features:</p><UL><LI>Emphasizes newer surgical techniques, including: endoscopy, neuronavigation, and intraoperative guidance</LI><LI>Covers contemporary radiologic diagnostic techniques and provides excellent imaging examples</LI><LI>Includes chapters on antibiotic prophylaxis, intracranial infection, and the infection of implanted devices</LI></UL><p>This excellent neurosurgical reference will be an essential part of the armamentarium used by neurosurgeons and infectious disease specialists in their daily practice. </p>

<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>