{"id":2291,"date":"2024-07-02T07:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.235:10004\/?page_id=1277"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:42:32","slug":"neuro-infections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/?page_id=2291","title":{"rendered":"Neuro-Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2291\" class=\"elementor elementor-2291\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ad6352 e-flex e-con-boxed rt-default-class e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72ad6352\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f27386 e-con-full e-flex rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63f27386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bb65e3 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"15bb65e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-wow fadeInUp react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wow fadeInUp\"><h2 class=\"title word-line\">Neuro-Infections<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description wow fadeInUp \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surgical drainage of abscesses and management of spinal and epidural infections. Enhanced antibiotic regimens and aggressive wound care protocols specifically designed for high-risk patients with compromised healing, ensuring optimal recovery and prevention of recurrence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6b93f8 e-con-full e-flex rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d6b93f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314cbe26 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"314cbe26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-1024x684.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-1536x1027.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdmneuro.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cdm-neurology-centre-in-zimbabwe-dr-mutama-godknows-kangara-spine-doctors-22-2048x1369.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2665fa90 e-flex e-con-boxed rt-default-class e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2665fa90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2604edc2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"2604edc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">Image-Guided Abscess Drainage<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using CT or MRI-guided stereotactic navigation, we perform precise aspiration of brain and spinal epidural abscesses through a single, small burr hole with minimal collateral damage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ff6bbe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"17ff6bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">Open Craniotomy for Granulomas &amp; Cysticercosis<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For thick-walled, multiloculated abscesses or tuberculomas, we perform open microsurgical excision, completely removing the infectious capsule without rupturing it and spilling contents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddc1fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"6ddc1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">Rapid Microbiological Diagnostics<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We maintain direct liaison with high-grade microbiology labs for rapid culture, antibiotic sensitivity, and PCR-based identification of atypical pathogens, ensuring targeted antimicrobial therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c92d18a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"7c92d18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">External Ventricular Drain (EVD) &amp; Ventricular Irrigation<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For severe ventriculitis, we place an EVD to drain infected CSF and perform intraventricular antibiotic instillation to rapidly sterilize the ventricular system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f6fe67 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"13f6fe67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">Management of Post-Infectious Hydrocephalus<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For chronic infections leading to loculated hydrocephalus, we perform endoscopic fenestration of septations or place VP shunts once the CSF is sterile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d77c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"7d5d77c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style1 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"style1\"><h4 class=\"title word-line\">Prolonged Antibiotic Stewardship<\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description style1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our infectious disease specialists design prolonged, high-dose intravenous antibiotic\/antifungal regimens with weekly monitoring of CSF parameters to confirm microbiological cure before discharge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuro-Infections Surgical drainage of abscesses and management of spinal and epidural infections. 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