A Primer of Neuroimmunological Disease [recurso electrónico

__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. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Immunology for the Non-immunologist....Pages 1-13 Neurology for the Non-neurologist....Pages 15-24 Neuroimmunology for the Non-neuroimmunologist....Pages 25-35 The Prototypic Neuroimmunological CNS Disease: Multiple Sclerosis, a Precis....Pages 37-47 Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis....Pages 49-55 Multiple Sclerosis Mimics....Pages 57-67 Multiple Sclerosis Therapy....Pages 69-81 Experimental Models of MS....Pages 83-91 Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Other Immune-Mediated Neuropathies....Pages 93-101 Neuromuscular Neuroimmunological Diseases: Myasthenia Gravis....Pages 103-110 The Prototypic Neuroimmunological Muscle Disease: Dermatomyositis....Pages 111-114 A Introduction to Neurological Infections: Neuro-infectious Disease as Part of Neuroimmunology....Pages 115-139 Neurological Manifestations of Systemic Chronic Inflammatory Disease....Pages 141-146 The Neuroimmunology of Cancer: Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Primary CNS Lymphoma....Pages 147-153 Neuroimmunology of Degenerative Diseases and Stroke....Pages 155-158 Important Rare Neuroimmunological Diseases....Pages 159-165 Neuroimmunological Molecules and Translational Medicine....Pages 167-173 Neuroimmunological Diagnostic Tests....Pages 175-188 Therapy in Neuroimmunological Disease....Pages 189-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-208