| Description |
1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Contents |
Immunology of the CNS / Pragati Nigam and Maciej Lesniak -- Microbiological diagnosis of CNS / Yuriko Fukuta and Karin E. Byers -- Antibiotics and development of resistance / Peter D. Kim and Walter A. Hall -- Radiology of infections of the CNS / Kunal M. Patel and Charles L. Truwit -- Viral infections of the CNS -- Joseph B. Domachowske and Manika Suryadevara -- Fungal infections of the CNS / Walter A. Hall and Peter D. Kim -- Parasitic infections of the CNS / Ali Akhaddar and Mohamed Boucetta -- Bacterial brain abscess / Peter D. Kim and Walter A. Hall -- Meningeal infections / Manika Suryadevara and Joseph B. Domachowske -- Epidural and subdural infections / Sandi K. Lam and Peter C. Warnke -- Intracranial vascular infections / Hoon Choi, Walter A. Hall, and Eric M. Deshaies -- Vertebral column infections / Kyle I. Swanson and Daniel K. Resnick -- Spinal canal infections / Ian E. McCutcheon -- Neurosurgical antibiotic prophylaxis / DaraspreetKainth, Dino Terzic, and Stephen J. Haines -- Postoperative intracranial infections / Arya Nabavi, Friederike Knerlich-Lukoschus, and Andreas M. Stark -- Implanted devices and CNS infection / Ramesh Grandhi, Gillian Harrison, and Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara -- Pediatric CNS infections / Ian Mutchnick and Thomas Moriarty -- Immune compromise and CNS infections / Ouzi Nissim [and others] -- Systemic infections in neurocritical care / Michael F. Regner [and others] |
| Summary |
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 excell |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Central nervous system -- Infections -- Treatment
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Anti-infective agents -- Therapeutic use
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Central nervous system -- Infections -- Diagnosis
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Communicable diseases -- Treatment
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Central Nervous System Infections -- therapy
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Central Nervous System Infections -- diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases -- therapy
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Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use
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Anti-infective agents -- Therapeutic use.
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Communicable diseases -- Treatment.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Walter A., 1957-
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Kim, Peter D
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| LC no. |
2013003829 |
| ISBN |
9781604068214 |
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1604068213 |
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9781604068054 |
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1604068051 |
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9781299870796 |
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1299870791 |
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