Table of Contents

ForewordPrefaceList of contributors1. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial CNS infections2. Principles of antimicrobial therapy3. Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis4. Bacterial meningitis5. Brain abscess6. Cranial epidural abscess and subdural empyema7. Spinal epidural abscess and subdural empyema8. Suppurative intracranial thrombophlebitis9. Infections of the central nervous system in the neurosurgical patient10. Rickettsial and ehrlichial infections11. Mycobacterial infections12. Spirochetal infections13. Neurological complications of bacterial endocarditis14. Whipple’s disease of the central nervous system15. Neuroimaging of central nervous system infections16. Toxin-mediated syndromes of the nervous systemIndex

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About the Author

Karen Roos is the first endowed professor in the Department of Neurology at Indiana University. She earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and did her internship and residency at the University of Virginia. Dr. Roos was Editor-in-Chief of Seminars in Neurology for over 12 years, published five books, and served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology. Among her honors and awards, she’s received the Drexel University College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award, the International Society for Neurovirology Neurological Infections Award, the Distinguished Visiting Professor Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base and the UCSF Robert A. Fishman Award.