Bacterial Infections Bacterial Meningitis The causes of bacterial meningitis are age-dependent; in adults the most common causes are Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis . Bacteria can reach the meninges by haematogenous dissemination, spread from an adjacent focus of infection (such…
Radiological Investigations in Intracranial Tumours Brain tumours are a leading cause of death in young adults, but they occur at all ages with a variable prognosis depending on lesion type. The aim of imaging at first diagnosis is to localise…
Inflammatory Disease Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by multiple inflammatory demyelinating foci called ‘plaques’. The spinal cord is commonly involved with changes on autopsy in up to 98% of the cases. One-third of MS…