Neuroinfections

Gilden, Donald H.

Neuroinfections [E-Book] - New York : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource : illustrations - What do I do now? . - What do I do now? .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; SECTION I: VIRAL INFECTIONS; 1 Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy; 2 Aseptic Meningitis; 3 Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis; 4 HIV Encephalitis; 5 Ramsay Hunt Syndrome; 6 West Nile Virus Meningoencephalitis; 7 Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis; 8 Rabies; 9 Cytomegalovirus Polyradiculoneuropathy; 10 Varicella Zoster Virus Myelopathy; 11 Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis; 12 Eastern Equine Encephalitis; 13 Human Herpesvirus-6 Encephalitis; 14 Zoster Sine Herpete; 15 Human T-lymphotropic Virus-1 (HTLV-1) Myelopathy; 16 Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Meningitis. 17 HIV Vacuolar Myelopathy18 Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy; 19 Postherpetic Neuralgia; SECTION II: BACTERIAL, SPIROCHETAL, PROTOZOAN, AND PRION DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; 20 Listeria Rhombencephalitis; 21 Neurosyphilis; 22 Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis; 23 Raeder's Paratrigeminal Syndrome; 24 Fungal Meningitis; 25 Whipple's Disease; 26 Lyme Disease; 27 CNS Toxoplasmosis; 28 Cysticercosis; 29 Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease; SECTION III: INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY; 30 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; 31 Behcet's Disease. 32 CNS Sarcoidosis33 Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis; 34 Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome; 35 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome (Uveomeningoencephalitis); Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

Neuroinfections presents 35 subjects, each with a different neurologic infectious or inflammatory disorder. A short vignette provides salient clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory studies, spinal fluid and imaging findings for each patient. A highly focused discussion leads the reader to the final diagnosis. Important features of the history, neurologic examination, findings on CSF and imaging are emphasized.


English.

9780199987979 0199987971 1299631002 9781299631007


Nervous system--Diseases--Diagnosis.
Neurology.
Diagnosis, Differential.
Central Nervous System Infections--diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Neurology

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