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.
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.
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 pr?cis
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-medl“A