Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hähnel, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of inflammatory brain diseases from a neuroradiological point of view. Such diseases may be either infectious (e.g., viral encephalitis and pyogenic brain abscess) or non-infectious (e.g., multiple sclerosis), and many of these entities are becoming increa...

Table of Contents:

• Brain Parenchyma
• Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases
• Cerebral Vasculitis
• Pyogenic Cerebritis and Brain Abscess
• Neurolues
• Neurotuberculosis
• Other Bacterial Infections
• Viral Encephalitis
• Spongiforme Encephalopathies
• Fungal Infections
• Parasitic Infections
• Meninges
• Inflammatory Diseases of the Meninges
• Specific Topics
• Granulomatous Diseases
• Specifics of Infectious Diseases of Childhood
• MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Specifics and Protocols.