Clinical neurovirology
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Clinical neurovirology
（Neurological disease and therapy, 60）
M. Dekker, c2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This comprehensive reference analyses the basic science, clinical features, imaging, pathology and treatment of specific viral entities affecting the central nervous system (CNS), assisting professionals in their attempt to identify, examine and manage viral CNS infections and unravel the therapeutic and diagnostic challenges associated with viral CNS disorders, including HIV infection, West Nile encephalitis and Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to virus structure, classification, replication and hosts, Israel I. Mendez, Magdalena I. Swanson, and Kevin M. Coombs
- neuropathogenesis of viral infections, Avi Nath, David Galey and Joseph R. Berger
- the role of brain biopsy in thediagnosis of CNS viral infections, Bruce A. Cohen and Robert M. Levy
- CSF analysis in diagnosis of viral encephalitis and meningitis, Paola Cinque and Annika Linde. DNA viruses: herpes simplex viruses - cause of disease and promising therapeutic vehicles,Israel Steiner
- varicella-zoster virus infection, Donald H. Gilden and James J. LaGuardia
- Epstein-Barr virus and the nervous system, Alex Tselis
- cytomegalovirus, Claire Pomeroy and Julie Ribes
- role of human herpesvirus type 6 in neurological disease,Michael Mayne and Steven Jacobson
- JC virus - progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Joseph R. Berger, Eugene O. Major and Bruce Sabath. Retroviruses: HIV meningitis and dementia, Malcolm Avison, Joseph R. Berger, Justin C. McArthur and Avindra Nath
- HIV myelopathy, peripheral neuropathy and myopathy, Lydia Estanislao, Anthony Geraci, Alessandro DiRocco and David M. Simpson
- HTLV-I and HTLV-II, Mitsuhiro Osame. RNA viruses: rabies, Erawady Mitrabhakdi, Henry Wilde and Thiravat Hemachudha
- arthropod-borne virus encephalitis, John Booss and Nick Karabatsos
- enteroviruses, Stacie Ropka and Burk Jubelt
- adenoviruses, Flor M. Munoz and Robert J. Baumann
- measles and its neurological complications, Benedikt Weissbrich, Jurgen Schneider-Schauliesand Volker ter Meulen
- mumps virus, Steven A. Rubin and Kathryn M. Carbone
- rubella, Avindra Nath
- influenza and CNS complications, M. Studahl and A. Linde
- dengue, Tom Solomon and Alan Barrett
- nipah encephalitis - fatal encephalitis from a novelparamyxovirus in pig farmers, Chong-Tin Tan and Kum-Thong Wong. Miscellaneous: Von Economo's encephalitis, Joseph R. Berger and Isabella C. Glitza
- prion diseases, Thomas Weber
- polyomaviruses and brain tumours, Sidney Croul, Daryl L'Hereaux and KamelKhalili
- neurological complications of antiviral vaccines, Gerald M. Fenichel and Joseph R. Berger
- antiviral pharmacotherapeutics, Frank Romanelli.
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