CNS INFECTION
EXTERN. SARISA SOOTTIWONG
6TH
YEARS MEDICAL STUDENT,THAILAND 2018
Tel. +66846299844
SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS
SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS
Skull is highly vascular and resistant to infections
Pathogen
 S. aureus
 S. epidermidis
Pathogenesis
 Direct inoculation(More common) ex. pyogenic sinus
disease, infected penetrating trauma
 Hematogenous spreading
SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS
Clinical feature
Fever
Signs of inflammation
Fluid collection/Discharge
Pott’s puffy tumor
SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS
Diagnosis
 Hx, PE
 Elevate ESR, CRP (Non specific)
 Fluid collection for G/S, C/S
Treatment
 Combination
 Surgical debridement
 Antibiotic i.v. first 2 wks then high dose oral form after surgery 6-
12 wks
ATB FOR CSF PENETRATING
EPIDURAL ABSCESS OF BRAIN
EPIDURAL ABSCESS OF BRAIN
 Pathogen
 S. aureus
 S. epidermidis
 Pathogenesis
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเเ เเเเ Air sinus infection, Skull osteomyelitis
EPIDURAL ABSCESS OF BRAIN
Clinical feature
 Fever, headache
 Focal neurologic deficit
 Signs of increased intracranial pressure
 Meningeal irritation signs
 Stiff neck
 Seizure
EPIDURAL ABSCESS OF BRAIN
 Diagnosis
 CT/MRI c contrast
 Finding -> Extradural enhancing collection
 (LP frequently fails to yield the offending organism and risks
herniation due to mass effect)
 Treatment
 Emergency condition
 Craniectomy + Drainage
 ATB 6-12 wks
EPIDURAL ABSCESS OF BRAIN
Brain magnetic resonance images without and with contrast
Metastatic Epidural Bacterial Abscess
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
Collection of pus in the subdural space
Widely spreading more than Epidural and Brain
abscess
Pathogenesis
 contiguous spread ex Air sinus infection, ear infection,
Mastoiditis, Epidural abscess
 After surgery/ device insertion beneath Dura
 Infection of pre-existing subdural blood: septicemia
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
Pathogens:
 Aerobic streptococcus 30-50%
 Staphylococcus 15-20%
 Microanaerobic and anaerobic 15-25%
Streptococci
 Aerobic gram negative rods 5-10%
 Other anaerobe 5-10%
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
 Clinical feature
 More severe than Epidural abscess
 Rapidly progressive
 Lacks significant barriers ex compartmentalization, septation
 Status epilepticus may occur
 Diagnosis
 CT/MRI c contrast
 Enhancing collection in subdural space
 Severe brain edema
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
Magnetic resonance imaging revealing
a right subdural empyema with
meningeal enhancement
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
SUBDURAL EMPYEMA
 Treatment
 Emergency -> Drainage + lavage to decrease inflammatory material
causing CorticalVein thrombosis
 Burr hole drainage or small craniotomy
 1 to 2 months of antibiotics
 10% to 20% mortality risk
 chronic sequelae : seizure disorder, residual hemiparesis.
BRAIN ABSCESS
BRAIN ABSCESS
• A focal intracranial infection that is initiated as an area of
cerebritis and evolves into a collection of pus surrounded
by a vascularized capsule
EPIDEMIOLOGY
 Higher incidence in developing countries
 Men more common than women
 Differences in age are based on the primary site of infection
 Otitic focus : < 20 years or > 40 years
 Paranasal sinuses : 30 - 40 years.
RISK FACTORS
 pulmonary abnormalities
 congenital cyanotic heart disease
 bacterial endocarditis
 penetrating head trauma
 AIDS
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOGENESIS
o Contiguous source of infection
o Usually single brain abscess
o Infections in the middle ear , mastoid cells , or paranasal sinuses
• Otitis media : temporal lobe or cerebellum
• Paranasal sinusitis : frontal lobe
• Sphenoid sinusitis : temporal lobe or sella turcica
• Dental infections (molar teeth) : frontal lobe
PATHOGENESIS
 Hematogenous (10-15%)
• Multiple , multiloculated abscesses , grey-white matter
junction(site of greatest blood flow)
• The most common sources : lung
• Chronic pyogenic lung diseases : lung abscess
• Bronchiectasis
• Empyema
• Cystic fibrosis
PATHOGENESIS
• Hematogenous dissemination
• Other : wound & skin infections , osteomyelitis , pelvic
infections , and intra-abdominal infections
• Cyanotic heart disease (TOF ,TGA) : common cause in
pediatrics
• Bacterial endocarditis
PATHOGENESIS
 Direct penetrating trauma
 Open head injury
 Neurosurgical procedure
 Foreign body
 No obvious source 25%
MICROBIOLOGY
• Bacteria is the most common
• Streptococcus spp.
• Enteric gram-negative bacilli
• Proteus spp. , Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. , Pseudomonas aeruginosa
and Enterobacter spp.
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Anaerobes
• Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp
MICROBIOLOGY
• Fungus
• most common : Candida spp.
• Risk factor
• The use of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents
• Corticosteroids
• Diabetes mellitus
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Early cerebritis
Late cerebritis
Early capsule formation
Late capsule formation
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
1.Early cerebritis (Day 0-3)
 Histopathology
- Central zone of necrosis
- local inflammatory response
- Marked peri-lesion edema
- Poor demarcation from adjacent
brain
 CT
- Poor marginated area of
hypodensity
- Minimal if any enhancement with IV
contrast
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
2. Late cerebritis
 Day 4-9
 Histopathology
- Pus
- Enlargement of necrotic
center
- Maximal cerebral edema
- Reticulin network as precu
rsor to capsule
2. LATE CEREBRITIS(CON’T)
 CT
- Hypodensity area still
may show poor margination
- Patchy enhancement duri
ng early part of phase
- Rim-enhancement begins late
r in phase
- Central hypodense areas fil
ls in with contrast on delayed
scans
3. Early capsule formation
 Day 10-14
 Histopathology
- Continue formation of pus
- Development of collagen capsule
- Cerebral edema surrounding
capsule
 CT
- Well-defined rim enhancing
- mass; an outer hypodens rim
(double rim sign)
4. Late capsule formation
 Day >14
 Histopathology
5 distinct zone
(a) Necrotic center filled with pus
(b) Peripheral zone of inflammatory cell
and fibroblasts
(c) Dense collagen capsule
(d) Layer of neovascularity with residual
cerebritis
(e) Zone of edema and reactive gliosis
4. Late capsule
formation(con’t)
 CT
- Rim enhancing lesion
- Thickned capsule
- Diminisned hypodense
central cavity
HISTOLOGIC STAGING OF CEREBRAL
ABSCESS
CLINICAL FEATURES
• Signs & symptom : related to size, location ,virulence of the
organism
• Classical triad <50% :
• headache
• fever
• focal neurological deficit
• Sudden worsening of the headache & new onset of
meningismus, may signify rupture of the abscess into the
ventricular space
INVESTIGATION
 BLOODWORK
- Peripheral WBC: may be normal or only mildly elevated in
60-70% of cases (usually > 10,000)
- Blood cultures: usually negative
- ESR: may be normal
- C-reactive protein (CRP): infection anywhere in body can
raise the level. Patients with brain tumor and other
inflammatory condition (e.g. dental abscess) may have and
elevated CRP level. Sensitivity is 90%, specificity is 77%
INVESTIGATION
 Lumbar puncture
 No characteristic finding diagnostic of abscess
 Open pressure is usually increase,WBC count and protein
may be elevated
 Organism can rarely identified from CSF by LP
 Risk of transtentorial herniation,especially with large
lesions
Due to the risk and the low yield of useful
information,avoid LP if not already done
INVESTIGATION
• Imaging
• MRI : gold standard
• CT with contrast : Rim enhancing lesion, smooth & thin wall
with surrounding edema
TREATMENT
 Medical
Abscess < 3 cm
Multiple small abscesses
Difficult area
Early cerebritis phase
High surgical risk
 ATB 6-8 wk
 Empirical tx :
 Vancomycin
 Cloxacillin+
Ceftriazone+
Metronidazole
 Supportive treatment
 Dexamethasone
 Anticonvulsant
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
• Needle aspiration after burr-hole
• Indication
 Well encapsulated > 3 cm
 Nearly to ventricle
• No response to antibiotics
• Preferable
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
• Complete excision after craniotomy
• Indication
• Multiloculated abscess
• Traumatic brain abscess (to remove bone fragment
or foreign body)
• Encapsulated fungal brain abscess
• Gas-forming lesion
CLINICAL COMPLICATIONS
 Abscess rupture transforms localized infection 
-Meningitis
-Ventriculitis
 Elevated ICP may cause uncal hernia and subsequently death
 Seizure
OUTCOME
Mortality ranged form 40-60%
With improvement in antibiotics, surgery, and the improved
ability to diagnose and follow response with CT and/or MRI,
mortality rate has been reduced to 10%
But morbidity remains high with permanent neurologic
deficit or seizures in up to 50% of cases
A worse prognosis is associated with poor neurologic
function, intraventricular rupture of abscess
SPINAL INFECTION
SPINAL ABSCESS
 Intraspinal abscess เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเ Morbidity เเเ Mortalityเเเ เเเเเเเเ
 Spinal epidural abscess (most common)
 Spinal subdural abscess
 Intramedullary abscess
SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS
 Posteriorly, the epidural space contains fat, small arteries,
and the venous plexus
 Anteriorly, the epidural space is a potential space with the
dura tightly adherent to the vertebral bodies and ligaments
  Most spinal epidural abscesses occur in the thoracic area,
which is anatomically the longest of the spinal regions
PATHOGENESIS
 Hematogenous : bacterial endocarditis, infected indwelling
catheters, urinary tract infection, peritoneal and
retroperitoneal infections, and others. Symptoms progress
rapidly
 Direct extension : from vertebral osteomyelitis, Psoas
abscess , Epidural injections or catheters.
Slow progression of symptoms
PATHOGENSIS
 Staphylococcus aureus
 Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas species, Escherichia coli,
Brucella, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
 MRSA : history of MRSA abscesses, spinal surgery, or
implanted devices
  Fungal infections : Immunosuppressed patients
RISK FACTOR
 DM
 IVDU
 Alcoholism
 chronic immunosuppression, older adult
 hemodialysis patients
CLINICAL FEATURES
 Four phases
I. localized spinal pain
II. radicular pain and paresthesias
III. muscular weakness, sensory loss, and sphincter
dysfunction
IV. paralysis
 Fever 30%
 Headache & neck pain
INVESTIGATION
 Imaging 
 MRI is the procedure of choice
 CT myelography : intraspinal extramedullary mass
 LP is relatively contraindicated : risk of introducing purulent
material into the subarachnoid space
TREATMENT
 Laminectomy + Drainage
 ATB 6-8 wk
TUBERCULOMA
TUBERCULOMA
 Tuberculoma เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเ
caseous necrosis
TUBERCULOMA
 Clinical feature
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเ
 Investigation
 CT brain c contrast
 Mass
 Hydrocephalus
 CXR -> Pulmonary TB
 Film skull -> Calcified tuberculoma
TUBERCULOMA
TUBERCULOMA
Treatment
 Anti TB drug
 Surgical removal
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
 Ingestion of eggs of Taenia solium
 Most common parasitic disease of the nervous system
 Pathogenesis
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ Scolex
เเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเ
เเ infarct เเเเเเเเเเ
 เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเเเ Hydrocephalus เเเเเเ
1.5-2 เเ เเเเเ เเเ Scolexเเเเเ เเเเเเเ
เเเเเเเเ เเ Calcified
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
 Pathology 4 ชชชชชชชชชชชชชชช
 Meningeal form
 Parenchymatous form
 Ventricalar form
 Mixed form
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
 Clinical feature
 Epilepsy: Most common presentation (70%)
 Headache, dizziness
 Neuropsychiatric dysfunction
 Cognitive decline
 Dysarthria
  severe dementia
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
 Clinical feature
 Stool exam 10-15% taeniasis
 CSF
 Mononuclear pleocytosis
 Eosinophilia
 Normal or low glucose levels
 Elevated protein levels
 Immunology ELISA for neurocysticercosis 
 CT brain
CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS
 Medical treatment
 Anticonvulsant
 Steroid
 Anti helminthic therapy : Praziquantel
 Surgical treatment
 Indication
 Hydrocephalus
 V-P shunt,V-A shunt
 Mass effect -> Obstructive hydrocephalus
 Surgical removal

Cns infection 2018

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    CNS INFECTION EXTERN. SARISASOOTTIWONG 6TH YEARS MEDICAL STUDENT,THAILAND 2018 Tel. +66846299844
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  • 3.
    SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS Skull ishighly vascular and resistant to infections Pathogen  S. aureus  S. epidermidis Pathogenesis  Direct inoculation(More common) ex. pyogenic sinus disease, infected penetrating trauma  Hematogenous spreading
  • 4.
    SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS Clinical feature Fever Signsof inflammation Fluid collection/Discharge Pott’s puffy tumor
  • 5.
    SKULL OSTEOMYELITIS Diagnosis  Hx,PE  Elevate ESR, CRP (Non specific)  Fluid collection for G/S, C/S Treatment  Combination  Surgical debridement  Antibiotic i.v. first 2 wks then high dose oral form after surgery 6- 12 wks
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    ATB FOR CSFPENETRATING
  • 7.
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    EPIDURAL ABSCESS OFBRAIN  Pathogen  S. aureus  S. epidermidis  Pathogenesis  เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเ เเเเ Air sinus infection, Skull osteomyelitis
  • 9.
    EPIDURAL ABSCESS OFBRAIN Clinical feature  Fever, headache  Focal neurologic deficit  Signs of increased intracranial pressure  Meningeal irritation signs  Stiff neck  Seizure
  • 10.
    EPIDURAL ABSCESS OFBRAIN  Diagnosis  CT/MRI c contrast  Finding -> Extradural enhancing collection  (LP frequently fails to yield the offending organism and risks herniation due to mass effect)  Treatment  Emergency condition  Craniectomy + Drainage  ATB 6-12 wks
  • 11.
    EPIDURAL ABSCESS OFBRAIN Brain magnetic resonance images without and with contrast Metastatic Epidural Bacterial Abscess
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  • 13.
    SUBDURAL EMPYEMA Collection ofpus in the subdural space Widely spreading more than Epidural and Brain abscess Pathogenesis  contiguous spread ex Air sinus infection, ear infection, Mastoiditis, Epidural abscess  After surgery/ device insertion beneath Dura  Infection of pre-existing subdural blood: septicemia
  • 14.
    SUBDURAL EMPYEMA Pathogens:  Aerobicstreptococcus 30-50%  Staphylococcus 15-20%  Microanaerobic and anaerobic 15-25% Streptococci  Aerobic gram negative rods 5-10%  Other anaerobe 5-10%
  • 15.
    SUBDURAL EMPYEMA  Clinicalfeature  More severe than Epidural abscess  Rapidly progressive  Lacks significant barriers ex compartmentalization, septation  Status epilepticus may occur  Diagnosis  CT/MRI c contrast  Enhancing collection in subdural space  Severe brain edema
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    SUBDURAL EMPYEMA Magnetic resonanceimaging revealing a right subdural empyema with meningeal enhancement
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    SUBDURAL EMPYEMA  Treatment Emergency -> Drainage + lavage to decrease inflammatory material causing CorticalVein thrombosis  Burr hole drainage or small craniotomy  1 to 2 months of antibiotics  10% to 20% mortality risk  chronic sequelae : seizure disorder, residual hemiparesis.
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    BRAIN ABSCESS • Afocal intracranial infection that is initiated as an area of cerebritis and evolves into a collection of pus surrounded by a vascularized capsule
  • 21.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY  Higher incidencein developing countries  Men more common than women  Differences in age are based on the primary site of infection  Otitic focus : < 20 years or > 40 years  Paranasal sinuses : 30 - 40 years.
  • 22.
    RISK FACTORS  pulmonaryabnormalities  congenital cyanotic heart disease  bacterial endocarditis  penetrating head trauma  AIDS
  • 23.
  • 24.
    PATHOGENESIS o Contiguous sourceof infection o Usually single brain abscess o Infections in the middle ear , mastoid cells , or paranasal sinuses • Otitis media : temporal lobe or cerebellum • Paranasal sinusitis : frontal lobe • Sphenoid sinusitis : temporal lobe or sella turcica • Dental infections (molar teeth) : frontal lobe
  • 25.
    PATHOGENESIS  Hematogenous (10-15%) •Multiple , multiloculated abscesses , grey-white matter junction(site of greatest blood flow) • The most common sources : lung • Chronic pyogenic lung diseases : lung abscess • Bronchiectasis • Empyema • Cystic fibrosis
  • 26.
    PATHOGENESIS • Hematogenous dissemination •Other : wound & skin infections , osteomyelitis , pelvic infections , and intra-abdominal infections • Cyanotic heart disease (TOF ,TGA) : common cause in pediatrics • Bacterial endocarditis
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    PATHOGENESIS  Direct penetratingtrauma  Open head injury  Neurosurgical procedure  Foreign body  No obvious source 25%
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    MICROBIOLOGY • Bacteria isthe most common • Streptococcus spp. • Enteric gram-negative bacilli • Proteus spp. , Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp. • Staphylococcus aureus • Anaerobes • Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp
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    MICROBIOLOGY • Fungus • mostcommon : Candida spp. • Risk factor • The use of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents • Corticosteroids • Diabetes mellitus
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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Early cerebritis Late cerebritis Earlycapsule formation Late capsule formation
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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 1.Early cerebritis (Day0-3)  Histopathology - Central zone of necrosis - local inflammatory response - Marked peri-lesion edema - Poor demarcation from adjacent brain  CT - Poor marginated area of hypodensity - Minimal if any enhancement with IV contrast
  • 34.
    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2. Late cerebritis Day 4-9  Histopathology - Pus - Enlargement of necrotic center - Maximal cerebral edema - Reticulin network as precu rsor to capsule
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    2. LATE CEREBRITIS(CON’T) CT - Hypodensity area still may show poor margination - Patchy enhancement duri ng early part of phase - Rim-enhancement begins late r in phase - Central hypodense areas fil ls in with contrast on delayed scans
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    3. Early capsuleformation  Day 10-14  Histopathology - Continue formation of pus - Development of collagen capsule - Cerebral edema surrounding capsule  CT - Well-defined rim enhancing - mass; an outer hypodens rim (double rim sign)
  • 37.
    4. Late capsuleformation  Day >14  Histopathology 5 distinct zone (a) Necrotic center filled with pus (b) Peripheral zone of inflammatory cell and fibroblasts (c) Dense collagen capsule (d) Layer of neovascularity with residual cerebritis (e) Zone of edema and reactive gliosis
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    4. Late capsule formation(con’t) CT - Rim enhancing lesion - Thickned capsule - Diminisned hypodense central cavity
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    HISTOLOGIC STAGING OFCEREBRAL ABSCESS
  • 40.
    CLINICAL FEATURES • Signs& symptom : related to size, location ,virulence of the organism • Classical triad <50% : • headache • fever • focal neurological deficit • Sudden worsening of the headache & new onset of meningismus, may signify rupture of the abscess into the ventricular space
  • 42.
    INVESTIGATION  BLOODWORK - PeripheralWBC: may be normal or only mildly elevated in 60-70% of cases (usually > 10,000) - Blood cultures: usually negative - ESR: may be normal - C-reactive protein (CRP): infection anywhere in body can raise the level. Patients with brain tumor and other inflammatory condition (e.g. dental abscess) may have and elevated CRP level. Sensitivity is 90%, specificity is 77%
  • 43.
    INVESTIGATION  Lumbar puncture No characteristic finding diagnostic of abscess  Open pressure is usually increase,WBC count and protein may be elevated  Organism can rarely identified from CSF by LP  Risk of transtentorial herniation,especially with large lesions Due to the risk and the low yield of useful information,avoid LP if not already done
  • 44.
    INVESTIGATION • Imaging • MRI: gold standard • CT with contrast : Rim enhancing lesion, smooth & thin wall with surrounding edema
  • 46.
    TREATMENT  Medical Abscess <3 cm Multiple small abscesses Difficult area Early cerebritis phase High surgical risk  ATB 6-8 wk  Empirical tx :  Vancomycin  Cloxacillin+ Ceftriazone+ Metronidazole  Supportive treatment  Dexamethasone  Anticonvulsant
  • 48.
    SURGICAL MANAGEMENT • Needleaspiration after burr-hole • Indication  Well encapsulated > 3 cm  Nearly to ventricle • No response to antibiotics • Preferable
  • 49.
    SURGICAL MANAGEMENT • Completeexcision after craniotomy • Indication • Multiloculated abscess • Traumatic brain abscess (to remove bone fragment or foreign body) • Encapsulated fungal brain abscess • Gas-forming lesion
  • 51.
    CLINICAL COMPLICATIONS  Abscessrupture transforms localized infection  -Meningitis -Ventriculitis  Elevated ICP may cause uncal hernia and subsequently death  Seizure
  • 52.
    OUTCOME Mortality ranged form40-60% With improvement in antibiotics, surgery, and the improved ability to diagnose and follow response with CT and/or MRI, mortality rate has been reduced to 10% But morbidity remains high with permanent neurologic deficit or seizures in up to 50% of cases A worse prognosis is associated with poor neurologic function, intraventricular rupture of abscess
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    SPINAL ABSCESS  Intraspinalabscess เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเ Morbidity เเเ Mortalityเเเ เเเเเเเเ  Spinal epidural abscess (most common)  Spinal subdural abscess  Intramedullary abscess
  • 56.
    SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS Posteriorly, the epidural space contains fat, small arteries, and the venous plexus  Anteriorly, the epidural space is a potential space with the dura tightly adherent to the vertebral bodies and ligaments   Most spinal epidural abscesses occur in the thoracic area, which is anatomically the longest of the spinal regions
  • 57.
    PATHOGENESIS  Hematogenous :bacterial endocarditis, infected indwelling catheters, urinary tract infection, peritoneal and retroperitoneal infections, and others. Symptoms progress rapidly  Direct extension : from vertebral osteomyelitis, Psoas abscess , Epidural injections or catheters. Slow progression of symptoms
  • 59.
    PATHOGENSIS  Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas species, Escherichia coli, Brucella, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  MRSA : history of MRSA abscesses, spinal surgery, or implanted devices   Fungal infections : Immunosuppressed patients
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    RISK FACTOR  DM IVDU  Alcoholism  chronic immunosuppression, older adult  hemodialysis patients
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    CLINICAL FEATURES  Fourphases I. localized spinal pain II. radicular pain and paresthesias III. muscular weakness, sensory loss, and sphincter dysfunction IV. paralysis  Fever 30%  Headache & neck pain
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    INVESTIGATION  Imaging   MRIis the procedure of choice  CT myelography : intraspinal extramedullary mass  LP is relatively contraindicated : risk of introducing purulent material into the subarachnoid space
  • 63.
    TREATMENT  Laminectomy +Drainage  ATB 6-8 wk
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    TUBERCULOMA  Tuberculoma เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเ caseous necrosis
  • 66.
    TUBERCULOMA  Clinical feature เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ  เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเ  Investigation  CT brain c contrast  Mass  Hydrocephalus  CXR -> Pulmonary TB  Film skull -> Calcified tuberculoma
  • 67.
  • 68.
    TUBERCULOMA Treatment  Anti TBdrug  Surgical removal  เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ
  • 69.
  • 70.
    CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS  Ingestionof eggs of Taenia solium  Most common parasitic disease of the nervous system  Pathogenesis  เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ Scolex เเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเ เเ infarct เเเเเเเเเเ  เเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเเเ Hydrocephalus เเเเเเ 1.5-2 เเ เเเเเ เเเ Scolexเเเเเ เเเเเเเ เเเเเเเเ เเ Calcified
  • 72.
    CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS  Pathology4 ชชชชชชชชชชชชชชช  Meningeal form  Parenchymatous form  Ventricalar form  Mixed form
  • 73.
    CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS  Clinicalfeature  Epilepsy: Most common presentation (70%)  Headache, dizziness  Neuropsychiatric dysfunction  Cognitive decline  Dysarthria   severe dementia
  • 74.
    CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS  Clinicalfeature  Stool exam 10-15% taeniasis  CSF  Mononuclear pleocytosis  Eosinophilia  Normal or low glucose levels  Elevated protein levels  Immunology ELISA for neurocysticercosis   CT brain
  • 77.
    CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS  Medicaltreatment  Anticonvulsant  Steroid  Anti helminthic therapy : Praziquantel  Surgical treatment  Indication  Hydrocephalus  V-P shunt,V-A shunt  Mass effect -> Obstructive hydrocephalus  Surgical removal

Editor's Notes

  • #4 The decline of fulminant osteomyelitis of the skull from a routine event to a rare occurrence has largely paralleled the emergence of potent antibiotics. Today, osteomyelitis of the skull usually presents as a chronic process that occasionally complicates craniotomies and scalp injuries
  • #5 non-neoplastic complication of acute sinusitis characterised by subperiosteal abscess and osteomyelitis opacified frontal sinus with stranding and swelling of the overlying scalp. Bone algorithm will often demonstrate a defect in the anterior wall of the sinus.
  • #6 ESR provides a useful marker to monitor the efficacy of therapy using serial determinations CRP levels rise and fall rapidly after surgery, thus making it a good indicator of acute infections, recovery, and relapse osteopenia, subtle erosion of inner and outer tables, and gross lytic destruction
  • #10 Inflammation of cortical blood vessels, leading to thrombosis and stroke Cerebritis
  • #11 LP frequently fails to yield the offending organism and risks herniation due to mass effect ไม่ว่าจะขนาดเล็กแค่ไหนก็ตาม เพราะอาจเกิด Subdural empyema หรือ Cortical vein thrombosis ตามมาได้
  • #27 Brain abscess เพิ่มมากขึ้นหากมี Cerebral infarction
  • #41  shows signs of meningitis but examination revealsno pathological changes in the meninges.  headache,neck stiffness
  • #56 Posteriorly, the epidural space contains fat, small arteries, and the venous plexus Anteriorly, the epidural space is a potential space dura adherent to vertebral bodies and ligaments
  • #78 due to inflammation and fibrosis of the arachnoid villi or inflammatory reaction to the meninges and subsequent occlusion of the foramina of Luschka and Magendie Noncommunicating hydrocephalus may be a consequence of intraventricular cysts.