CT, contrast CT, MRI, functional MRI, SPECT, CTA, and x-ray as tools to identify pathogens and diagnose intracranial infections are presented. Topics include: Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infections; Imaging of Cranial Meningitis and Ventriculitis; Encephalitis, Cerebritis and Brain Abscess; Imaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis; Imaging of Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Parasitic Infections; Imaging of Neurocysticercosis; Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Infections in the Pediatric Population; Imaging of Infectious Diseases of Spine; Neuropathological Findings in Intracranial Infections; Neurosurgical Approach to Infectious Disease of the Brain; Head and Neck Infections.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. CME Accreditation Page - p. 4 5. Forthcoming/Recent Issues - p. 5 6. Contributors - p. 6 7. Foreword - p. 7 8. Preface - p. 8 9. Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infection - p. 9 10. Imaging of Meningitis and Ventriculitis - p. 21 11. Imaging of Cerebritis, Encephalitis, and Brain Abscess - p. 36 12. Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System - p. 48 13. Imaging of Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Parasitic Infections - p. 60 14. Imaging of Neurocysticercosis - p. 76 15. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis - p. 83 16. Pediatric Intracranial Infections - p. 92 17. Imaging in Infections of the Head and Neck - p. 101 18. Spine Infections - p. 111 19. Pathologic Basis of Central Nervous System Infections - p. 120 20. Neurosurgical Aspects of Central Nervous System Infections - p. 130 21. Index - p. 136
CT, contrast CT, MRI, functional MRI, SPECT, CTA, and x-ray as tools to identify pathogens and diagnose intracranial infections are presented. Topics include: Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infections; Imaging of Cranial Meningitis and Ventriculitis; Encephalitis, Cerebritis and Brain Abscess; Imaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis; Imaging of Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Parasitic Infections; Imaging of Neurocysticercosis; Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Infections in the Pediatric Population; Imaging of Infectious Diseases of Spine; Neuropathological Findings in Intracranial Infections; Neurosurgical Approach to Infectious Disease of the Brain; Head and Neck Infections.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. CME Accreditation Page - p. 4 5. Forthcoming/Recent Issues - p. 5 6. Contributors - p. 6 7. Foreword - p. 7 8. Preface - p. 8 9. Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infection - p. 9 10. Imaging of Meningitis and Ventriculitis - p. 21 11. Imaging of Cerebritis, Encephalitis, and Brain Abscess - p. 36 12. Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System - p. 48 13. Imaging of Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Parasitic Infections - p. 60 14. Imaging of Neurocysticercosis - p. 76 15. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis - p. 83 16. Pediatric Intracranial Infections - p. 92 17. Imaging in Infections of the Head and Neck - p. 101 18. Spine Infections - p. 111 19. Pathologic Basis of Central Nervous System Infections - p. 120 20. Neurosurgical Aspects of Central Nervous System Infections - p. 130 21. Index - p. 136
