Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System : Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Clinical Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Minagar, Alireza (Editor), Alexander, J. Steven (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Series: Current Clinical Neurology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319512204
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51220-4
• Physical Description: XIII, 281 p. 28 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resource.

This thoroughly updated edition covers all clinical aspects of neuroinflammation. The latest developments in pathogenesis and advances in treatment are provided, along with an understanding of the immune system's role and interactions between the activated immune cells, cerebral endothelial cel...

Table of Contents:

• Emerging Roles of Endothelial Cells in Multiple Sclerosis Pathophysiology and Therapy
• Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Features, Immunopathogenesis and Treatment
• HIV infection of human nervous system: neurologic manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Central nervous system vasculitis: Immunopathogenesis, clinical aspects, and treatment options
• Neurosarcoidosis: Clinical features, pathogenesis and management
• Cell-derived Microparticles / Exosomes in Neuroinflammation
• Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Clinical features, pathophysiology and clinical management
• Autoimmune encephalitis: Clinical features, pathophysiology and treatment
• Neuromyelitis optica: Immunopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatments
• Immunopathogenesis and treatment of Guillain Barre Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
• Myasthenia gravis: Clinical features, immunology and therapies
• Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
• The venous connection: the role of veins in neurodegenerative disease.