Main description:

Clinical Neuroimmunology: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders serves as an indispensable resource for physicians interested in, and dealing with, this very complex and evolving branch of neurology. This comprehensive title provides an introduction to basic neuroimmunology and principles of immunotherapy and also serves as a thorough guide to immune-mediated disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as other systemic disorders with a significant neuroimmunologic component. The chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific information. This volume is made to simplify complex immunological mechanisms and to focus on practical patient-related issues. Clinical Neuroimmunology: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders is an invaluable addition to the literature and will be of significant interest to neurologists, residents and fellows, internists, and general practitioners who treat patients with neurologic disorders and other systemic autoimmune diseases.

Contents:

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Neuroimmunology

Patricia K Coyle

Chapter 2: Principles of Immunotherapy

Jen Jocelyn and Lloyd Kasper

Multiple Sclerosis

Chapter 3: Immunopathogenesis

Patricia K Coyle

Chapter 4: Epidemiology and Genetics

Robert H. Gross M and Philip L. Dejager

Chapter 5: Clinical Features, Symptom Management and Diagnosis

James M. Stankiewicz,and Guy J. Buckle

Chapter 6: Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis

Robert Zivadinov

Chapter 7: Disease modifying agents in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Syed A. Rizvi

Chapter 8: Multiple Sclerosis in Children

Lauren Krupp, Yashma Patel, MD, Vikram Bhise,

Chapter 9: Is Multiple Sclerosis a Vascular Disease?

Mahesh V. Jayaraman and Syed A. Rizvi

Chapter 10: Multiple Sclerosis: the next 20 years

Howard L. Weiner

Other CNS inflammatory disorders

Chapter 11: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelits (ADEM)

Patricia K Coyle

Chapter 12: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders

Dean M. Wingerchuk

Chapter 13: Neuroimmunology of Cancer

Enrico C. Lallana, William F. Hickey, Camilo E. Fadul,

Chapter 14: Central Nervous System Infections

Najam Zaidi, Melissa Gaitanis, John Gaitanis, Karl Meisel and Syed A. Rizvi

Chapter 15: The Neuroimmunology of Cortical Disease (Dementia, Epilepsy and Autoimmune Encephalopathies)

Julie L. Roth, Brian R. Ott, John N. Gaitanis, Andrew S. Blum

Chapter 16: Immunological aspects of Movement disorders

Victoria C. Chang

Chapter 17: CNS Vasculitis

David S Younger , Adam PJ Younger

Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

Chapter 18: Immunologic disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle

Kara A. Chisholm, James M. Gilchrist, John E. Donahue

Chapter 19: Autoimmune Neuropathies

George Sachs

Systemic Disorders

Chapter 20: Systemic Autoimmune Diseases with Neurological Manifestations

Richard Choi, Valerie Gendron, Mac McLaughlin, Jonathan Cahill, Fathima Qadeer and

Syed A. Rizvi