After listening to this podcast you will be able to understand the following:

• Common causes of cranial and spinal infections that may develop into abscesses and lead to neurosurgical intervention
• Understand the workup used to assess patients that present with an infection that can be addressed by Neurosurgery
• List common differential diagnoses for these presentations
• Have a general knowledge of high yield surgical principles used
• Understand the non-surgical management of cranial and spinal abscesses