Description
A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease is a significant new resource for anyone interested in conditions such as multiple sclerosis(MS), myasthenia gravis, and neurological infections. It is a practical and balanced guide to the diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological disease. A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease distinguishes itself by providing a range of features not generally included in texts on neuroimmunology. These include broad presentation of information in the form of figures and tables; strong cohesion among topics by focusing on a few prototypic neuroimmunological diseases, which serve as a foundation from which to explore other neuroimmunological diseases; a single author perspective, with references across chapters; and a focus on the overlap between neuroimmunological and neuroinfectious diseases. Neurologists, immunologists, infectious disease specialists, neuroscientists and others interested in neuroimmunological diseases such as MS will find A Primer of Neuroimmunological to be a state-of-the-art resource. Andrew R. Pachner, MD Professor, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience New Jersey Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark, NJ, USA Preface Chapter 1-Immunology for the non-immunologist Chapter 2-Neurology for the non-neurologist Chapter 3-Neuroimmunology for the non-neuroimmunologist Chapter 4- The prototypic neuroimmunological CNS disease-multiple sclerosis, a prcis Chapter 5-Multiple sclerosis-diagnosis Chapter 6-Multiple sclerosis mimics Chapter 7- Multiple sclerosis therapy Chapter 8- Experimental models of MS Chapter 9- Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS) and other immune-mediated neuropathies Chapter 10- Neuromuscular neuroimmunological diseases- Myasthenia gravis Chapter 11- The prototypic neuroimmunological muscle disease- dermatomyositis Chapter 12- An introduction to neurological infections- neuro-infectious disease as part of neuroimmunology Chapter 13- Neurological manifestations of systemic chronic inflammatory disease Chapter 14- The neuroimmunology of cancer- Paraneoplastic syndromes and primary CNS lymphoma Chapter 15- Neuroimmunology of degenerative diseases and stroke Chapter 16- Important rare neuroimmunological diseases Chapter 17- Neuroimmunological molecules and translational medicine Chapter 18- Neuroimmunological diagnostic tests Chapter 19- Therapy in Neuroimmunological Disease
