Acute Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System Karen L. Roos Chapter 39 Acute Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System Karen L. Roos Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-1 Inflammatory cascade leading to the neurologic complications of bacterial meningitis. CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; SAS, subarachnoid space. (Reprinted by permission of Karen L. Roos, MD, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis.) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-2 Schematic appearance of a subdural empyema. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-3 Cranial epidural abscess located in the space between the dura and the inner table of the skull. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-4 An abscess in the epidural space posterior to the spinal cord. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-5 Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine demonstrating an epidural fluid collection (abscess) compressing the spinal cord. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 39-6 The major cerebral venous sinuses. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.