Infections of the Central Nervous System

Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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4

Copyright

2014

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9781469883663

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College Freshman - 170

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Tap into the gold standard on central nervous system infections: Infections Of The Central Nervous System, 4e is now fully revised and updated to accommodate the wealth of new CNS information discovered over the past decade. More than 90 leading experts contribute chapters, providing comprehensive, up-to-date information. With a broad scope and thorough detail, the text addresses pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and therapy of various CNS infections and related conditions.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Preface to the First Edition.
Contents.
1: Approach to the Patient and Diagnostic Evaluation.
2: Introduction: Approach to the Patient with Central Nervous System Infection.
3: Cerebrospinal Fluid in Central Nervous System Infections.
4: Imaging of Intracranial Infections.
5: Viral Infections and Related Disorders.
6: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System.
7: Viral Meningitis and Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome.
8: Encephalitis.
9: Poliomyelitis, Polio Vaccines, and the Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome.
10: Measles and Rubella.
11: Herpes Simplex Virus.
12: Neurologic Manifestations of Varicella and Herpes Zoster.
13: Cytomegalovirus.
14: Epstein-Barr Virus.
15: Human Herpesvirus-6.
16: B Virus.
17: Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitidesm.
18: Meningitis and Encephalitis Caused by Mumps Virus.
19: Rabies.
20: Human Prion Diseases.
21: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
22: Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
23: Acute Viral Myelitis.
24: Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis.
25: Bacterial and Mycoplasmal Infections.
26: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Bacterial Infections.
27: Acute Bacterial Meningitis.
28: Mycoplasmal and Ureaplasmal Infections.
29: Bartonella Infections, Including Cat-Scratch Disease.
30: Rickettsioses, Anaplasmoses, and Q Fever.
31: Whipple's Disease.
32: Tuberculous Meningitis.
33: Infections Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.
34: Brain Abscess.
35: Epidural Abscess.
36: Subdural Empyema and Suppurative Intracranial Phlebitis.
37: Complications of Infective Endocarditis.
38: Iatrogenic Infections of the Central Nervous System.
39: Central Nervous System Syndromes Mediated by Bacterial Toxins.
40: Botulism.
41: Tetanus.
42: Spirochetal Infections.
43: Neurosyphilis.
44: Neuroborreliosis: Nervous System Involvement with Borrelia Species.
45: Fungal Infections.
46: Fungal Meningitis.
47: Space-Occupying Fungal Lesions.
48: P
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