Overview

This comprehensive and up-to-date reference reviews the fundamental ideas and terminology used to evaluate viral and immune-mediated diseases and details the taxonomy, pathogenesis, epidemiology, immunology, clinical and differential diagnosis, and treatment of viral and virus-induced immune-mediated diseases of the nervous system. Uniting the clinical aspects and the basic biology of virus infections of the nervous system, the Handbook of Neurovirology examines all aspects of the immune response to virus infection, including cellular and humoral immunity as well as interferon and cytokine responses investigates the new concept of molecular mimicry analyzes cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities associated with viral and immune-mediated syndromes describes both RNA and DNA viruses and their diseases covers virus classification, virion structure and structural proteins, viral genome structure, and viral gene regulation and replication discusses selected animal models of viral infections that have been especially useful in delineating the pathogenesis of viral infections in man and more!

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Author:   Robert R. McKendall ,  William Stroop
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   27
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.905kg
ISBN:  

9780824788704

ISBN 10:   0824788702
Pages:   832
Publication Date:   20 July 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Principles of Neurovirology Fundamentals of Neurotropic Viruses, William G. Stroop Viral Pathogenesis, William G. Stroop Viral Infection and Humoral Immunity, Harry Openshaw Cell-Mediated Immunity in Virus Infections of the Central Nervous System, Peter C. Doherty Viral Infection and Interferons, W. Robert Fleischmann, Jr. Cytokines in the CNS Pertinent to Viral Infection, Jean E. Merrill Pathogenesis of Viral Immune-Mediated Syndromes, John W. Rose Molecular Mimicry: Virus Modulation of the Immune Response, Robert S. Fujinami Laboratory Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Viral Infection, Helen L. Lucia CSF Abnormalities in CNS Viral Infections, Marjaleena Koskiniemi Approach to the Patient with Viral or Immunologically Mediated Disease Meningitis and Encephalitis, James F. Bale, Jr. Acute Inflammatory Polyneuropathy, Jack H. Petajan Immune-Mediated Parainfectious Encephalomyelitis, Robert P. Lisak Viral and Parainfectious Eye Diseases, Susan M. MacDonald, Kathleen B. Digre, and Paul L. Zimmerman Chronic Progressive Viral Diseases, Martin J. Wood and Milne Anderson Viral Myositis, Robert L. Ruff, Robert N. Sawyer, Jr., and Mazen Al-Hakim NEUROTROPIC VIRUSES AND THEIR DISEASES DNA Viruses and Their Nervous System Diseases Herpes Simplex Virus, David R. Beers, Jenny S. Henkel, and William G. Stroop Herpes Simplex Virus Diseases, Robert R. McKendall Varicella-Zoster Virus, David Stevenson and Andrew J. Davison Varicella-Zoster Virus Diseases, Bruce W. Broman and James C. Overall, Jr. Epstein-Barr Virus, Maximilian Woisetschlager and Samuel H. Speck Epstein-Barr Virus Diseases, Anne K. Junker Human Cytomegalovirus, Thomas Albrecht, Michael P. Fons, and Istvan Boldogh Cytomegalovirus Diseases, Michael Borucki and Richard B. Pollard Papovaviruses, Janet S. Butel Papovavirus Diseases, John E. Greenlee RNA VIRUSES AND THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES Arboviruses Alphaviruses, Milton J. Schlesinger Flaviviruses, Margo A. Brinton Alphavirus and Flavivirus Diseases, Alan R. Seay Orbiviruses, Frank J. Malinoski Orbivirus Diseases Including Colorado Tick Fever, Frank J. Malinoski Bunyaviruses, Jeffrey S. Parkin, David R. Jacoby, Christian R. Griot, Neal Nathanson, and Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano Bunyavirus Diseases, Christian R. Griot, Alex Tselis, Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano, Neal Nathanson, and Theodore F. Tsai Other RNA Viruses Rabies Virus, William H. Wunner Human Rabies, K. G. Nicholson Enteroviruses, Aurelia A. Haller and Bert L. Semler Poliomyelitis, Joseph L. Melnick Other Enteroviral Diseases, Burk Jubelt Theiler's Virus as an Animal Model of Enterovirus-Induced CNS Disease, Howard L. Lipton Measles Virus, Peggy T. Swoveland Measles Virus Diseases, Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut and Kenneth P. Johnson Mumps Virus, Gillian D. Elliott and Bert K. Rima Mumps Virus Diseases, John W. Gnann, Jr. Influenza Virus, Christopher W. Potter Influenza Virus Infection and Reyes Syndrome, Larry E. Davis Rubella Virus, Teryl K. Frey Rubella Virus Diseases, Jeannette J. Townsend Arenavirus, David H. L. Bishop Arenavirus Diseases, Clarence J. Peters Coronavirus, Julian L. Leibowitz Coronavirus Diseases, John Pasick and Samuel Dales Reovirus, Robert F. Ramig Animal Models of Reovirus Infection, Kenneth L. Tyler Molecular Biology and Neuropathogenesis of Borna Disease Virus, Jurgen A. Richt, David Oldach, J. M. Pyper, Opendra Narayan, and Janice E. Clements Retroviruses and Their Nervous System Diseases Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Xiaofang Yu and Max Essex Clinical Manifestations of HIV-1 Infection of the Nervous System, John M. Worley and Richard W. Price Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-I (HTLV-I), Susan J. Marriott HTLV-I Diseases, Robert R. McKendall Maedi Visna Virus, Ian McConnell and N. J. Wyatt

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a valuable reference text for both scientists and clinicians interested in viral infection of the central (CNS) and peripheral nervous systems (PNS). The illustrationsare of good quality. In particular the photographs of electron micrographs, CT and MRI scans as well as gross pathology and histophathology add much to the understanding of the texta state-of-the-art reference on all aspects of viral infections of the nervous systems and as such very successfully achieves this. -The Society for General Microbiology Quarterly surely will contribute to the knowledge of all health professionals who care for patients with neuroviral illness. -Unlisted Drugs

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