A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease

ISBN-13: 9781493952113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 208 str.

Andrew R. Pachner

Opis

This practical and balanced guide to the diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological diseases provides definition, etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, natural history, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for each condition.

Recenzje

"'A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease' is a welcome attempt to provide basic introduction to the non specialist readers ... . The author has an innovative and simple style, addressing to both the basic scientists and clinicians. ... The author has provided many coloured clinical and microphotographs which add value to chapters; tables and flow charts make the reading simple, easy to understand and interesting. ... This book is recommended for all neurology residents and practioners." (U.K. Misra, Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 137, January, 2013)

"'A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease' by Andrew R. Pachner gives a concise overview of the most important neuroimmunological diseases ... . The specific diseases are presented by employing a standard approach ... and are underlined by illustrations (figures and tables), case presentations and historical details that make the book good reading. ... In summary, this book is recommendable especially for beginners interested in neuroimmunology to get a concise and well-structured introduction about classical neuroimmunological diseases and beyond." (Nathalie Braun, Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry/Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, Vol. 164 (1), 2013)

Spis treści

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 précis

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

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.