Cranial Osteomyelitis : Diagnosis and Treatment / by Ali Akhaddar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akhaddar, Ali, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Surgery.

Nervous system.

Nervous system--Radiography.

Diseases.

Neurosurgery.

Neuroradiology.

Local Subjects:

Neurosurgery.

Neuroradiology.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first reference book covering exclusively all aspects of this challenging disease. It is designed to serve as a succinct appropriate resource for neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists, neuroradiologists, researchers and infectious disease specialists with an interest in cranial infection. Cranial Osteomyelitis provides an in-depth review of knowledge of the management of skull osteomyelitis, with an emphasis on risk factors, causative pathogens, pathophysiology of dissemination, clinical presentations, neuroradiological findings and treatment modalities, medical and surgical. Sections on the prognosis and prevention of this illness are also included. The book will help the reader in choosing the most appropriate way to manage this challenging bone infection. In addition, it supplies clinicians and investigators with both basic and more sophisticated information and procedures relating to the complications associated with skull osteomyelitis. It also considers future areas of investigation and innovative therapeutic philosophies. The book is richly illustrated to provide readers with unparalleled access to a comprehensive collection of cranial osteomyelitis images (biological, clinical, neuroradiological, and surgical) taken directly from the author’s collection and experience in the field.

Contents:

Introduction, Definitions, and Historical Aspects

Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Different Pathogens Involved

Histopathologic Changes

Pathophysiology and Anatomical Spreads of Infection

Main Clinical Presentations

Laboratory Findings

Imaging Studies

Differential Diagnoses: Clinical and Imaging

General Considerations and Surgical Therapy

Antimicrobial and Medical Therapy

Adjuvant Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Outcomes and Prognoses

Unusual Pathogens

Special Clinical Situations

Preventive Measures Against Cranial Bone Infection.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-30268-X