World Health Organization data documents that infectious diseases and immunodeficiencies are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world's children. In this volume, an authoritative, international panel of experts provide a succinct, up-to-date, evidence-based reference to the neurological consequences of infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes in children in one readily accessible volume. Within each of its conveniently structured chapters, readers will find a general description of the disease or disorder, its epidemiology, etiology, clinical synopsis, neurological manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy. This book fills an important void and finally provides a volume for pediatricians, neurologists, infectious disease specialists and all who care for children.

Finally a volume for pediatricians, neurologists, infectious disease specialists and all who care for children Superbly fills an important void---the neurological complications of all major pediatric infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes Concise, practical, up-to-date and eminently readable Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Viruses.- Herpes Viruses.- Myxoviruses.- Picornaviruses.- Arboviruses.- Togaviruses.- Rhabdoviruses.- Adenoviruses.- Arenaviruses.- Orthopoxviruses.- Retroviruses.- Neurological Consequences of Antiretroviral Treatment.- Papovaviruses.- Bacteria.- Bacterial Meningitis.- Focal Bacterial Infections and Parameningeal Infections.- Streptococcus pyogenes.- Bordetella pertussis.- Shigella Species.- Campylobacter Species.- Brucella Species.- Clostridium tetani.- Clostridium botulinum.- Corynebacterium diphtheriae.- Bartonella Species.- Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Mycobacterium leprosy.- Rickettsia and Spirochetes.- Rickettsia rickettsii.- Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Species.- Borrelia burgdorferi.- Treponema pallidum.- Fungi.- Candida Species.- Cryptococcus neoformans.- Histoplasma capsulatum.- Coccidioides Species.- Phaeohyphomycoses.- Protozoa.- Protozoal Infections.- Babesia Species.- Helminths.- Helminth Infections.- Primary Immunodeficiencies.- Neurological Disease and Primary Immunodeficiency.- Basic Principles of Selective Neurological Treatments.- Basic Principles of Selective Neurological Treatments.