Bacterial infections of the central nervous system / volume editors, Karen L. Roos and Allan R. Tunkel.

SeriesHandbook of clinical neurology ; v. 96, 3rd ser.
Handbook of clinical neurology ; 3rd ser., v. 96. ^A48
Contents Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial CNS infections -- Principles of antimicrobial therapy -- Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis -- Bacterial meningitis -- Brain abscess -- Cranial epidural abscess and subdural empyema -- Spinal epidural abscess and subdural empyema -- Suppurative intracranial thrombophlebitis -- Infections of the central nervous system in the neurosurgical patient -- Rickettsial and ehrlichial infections -- Mycobacterial infections -- Spirochetal infections -- Neurological complications of bacterial endocarditis -- Whipple's disease of the central nervous system -- Neuroimaging of central nervous system infections -- Toxin-mediated syndromes of the nervous system.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012554351
ISBN9780444520159 (hbk.)
ISBN0444520155 (hbk.)