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Infections of the Central Nervous System

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Intracranial suppurative (pus forming) processes can be divided into three categories based on the distinct anatomical areas in which the infection occurs. These areas, from superficial to deep, are the epidural space, subdural space, and parenchyma tissue. This section will focus on these processes and their relationships to one another.

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  1. Science Center at San Antonio, The University of Texas Health, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA

    George Marcus Galvan BSN, MS, MD

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  1. Neurosurgery, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA

    Cathy C. Cartwright RN, MSN, PCNS (Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist) (Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist)

  2. Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, 500 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA

    Donna C. Wallace RN, MS, CPNP (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner)

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Galvan, G.M. (2007). Infections of the Central Nervous System. In: Cartwright, C.C., Wallace, D.C. (eds) Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29704-8_12

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