Meningitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Meningitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
ISBN-10
1621008339
ISBN-13
9781621008330
Series
MENINGITIS
Category
Medical
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Nova Biomedical
Authors
Grigoris Houllis, Magdalini Karachalios

Description

Meningitis is an inflammation of the three thin membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord which are collectively called the meninges. It is a serious and sometimes fatal infection affecting the central nervous system and is caused by different bacterial and viral etiologic agents. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of meningitis. Topics include the molecular diagnosis and epidemiological typing of bacterial meningitis; novel dissemination and invasion routes of bacterial meningitis; contemporary management of nosocomial bacterial meningitis in neurosurgical practice; meningitis associated with autoimmune diseases and Mollaret's meningitis syndrome. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

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