This introduction to neuroimmunology and immunotherapy is a comprehensive guide to immune-mediated disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system and other disorders with a major neuroimmunologic component. Special emphasis paid to multiple sclerosis.

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.

Cutting edge treatment concepts.

Comprehensive up-to-date handbook on autoimmune diseases.

Clear explanation of the scientific and clinical issues in neuroimmunology.

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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.

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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. BuckleChapter 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. WeinerOther CNS inflammatory disordersChapter 11: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelits (ADEM) Patricia K Coyle Chapter 12: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders Dean M. WingerchukChapter 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. BlumChapter 16: Immunological aspects of Movement disorders Victoria C. Chang Chapter 17: CNS Vasculitis David S Younger , Adam PJ YoungerPeripheral Nervous System DisordersChapter 18: Immunologic disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle Kara A. Chisholm, James M. Gilchrist, John E. DonahueChapter 19: Autoimmune Neuropathies George Sachs Systemic DisordersChapter 20: Systemic Autoimmune Diseases with Neurological Manifestations Richard Choi, Valerie Gendron, Mac McLaughlin, Jonathan Cahill, Fathima Qadeer and Syed A. Rizvi