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XV, 208 p. 54 illus., 31 illus. in color. online resource.
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.
Preface -- Immunology for the non-immunologist -- Neurology for the non-neurologist -- Neuroimmunology for the non-neuroimmunologist -- The prototypic neuroimmunological CNS disease-multiple sclerosis, a précis -- Multiple sclerosis-diagnosis -- Multiple sclerosis mimics -- Multiple sclerosis therapy -- Experimental models of MS -- Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS) and other immune-mediated neuropathies -- Neuromuscular neuroimmunological diseases- Myasthenia gravis -- The prototypic neuroimmunological muscle disease- dermatomyositis -- An introduction to neurological infections- neuro-infectious disease as part of neuroimmunology -- Neurological manifestations of systemic chronic inflammatory disease -- The neuroimmunology of cancer- Paraneoplastic syndromes and primary CNS lymphoma -- Neuroimmunology of degenerative diseases and stroke -- Important rare neuroimmunological diseases -- Neuroimmunological molecules and translational medicine -- Neuroimmunological diagnostic tests -- Therapy in Neuroimmunological Disease.