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Infections of the Nervous System

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. David Schlossberg

    1. Medical College of Pennsylvania, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
      Department of Medicine, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

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Part of the book series: Clinical Topics in Infectious Disease (CLIN.TOP.INFECT)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Meningitis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Diagnosis and Therapy of Acute Bacterial Meningitis

      • Burke A. Cunha
      Pages 3-24

    3. Complications of Bacterial Meningitis

      • Jay H. Tureen, Merle A. Sande
      Pages 25-30

    4. The Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome

      • Burt R. Meyers, Alejandra C. Gurtman
      Pages 31-41

    5. Chronic Meningitis

      • Tarvez Tucker, Jerrold J. Ellner
      Pages 42-49

    6. Posttraumatic Meningitis

      • Rebecca A. Clark, Newton E. Hyslop Jr.
      Pages 50-63

    7. Infections of Central-Nervous-System Shunts

      • Janara J. Younger, Fred F. Barrett
      Pages 64-72

    8. Noninfectious Causes of Acute CNS Inflammation

      • Louis Reik Jr., Morven C. Barwick
      Pages 73-89

  3. Brain—Diffuse and Focal Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Brain Abscess and Related Focal Intracranial Suppuration

      • Richard T. Sokolov Jr., Richard D. Meyer
      Pages 93-104

    3. Acute Viral Encephalitis

      • Miguel Mateos-Mora, Kenneth R. Ratzan
      Pages 105-134

    4. Postinfection Complications of the Central Nervous System

      • Shubha Kerkar, Abdolghader Molavi
      Pages 135-142

    5. The Cerebellum and CNS Infection

      • Bruce A. Cohen, Howard L. Lipton
      Pages 143-152

    6. Prions Causing Transmissible Neurodegenerative Diseases

      • Stanley B. Prusiner, Karen K. Hsiao
      Pages 153-168

  4. Spine and Peripheral Nerves

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Spinal Epidural Abscess

      • Mark J. DiNubile
      Pages 171-178

    3. Myelitis

      • Douglas R. Nordli, Jacqueline A. Bello, Darryl C. De Vivo
      Pages 179-191

    4. Peripheral Nerve Disease Caused by Infection, Toxins, and Postinfectious Syndromes

      • Edgar F. Salazar-Grueso, Barry G. Arnason
      Pages 192-204

  5. Problematic Pathogens and States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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About this book

Dr. David Schlossberg presents his fifth volume in the series Clinical Topics in Infectious Disease, Infections of the Nervous System. This edited monograph brings together the leading authorities in infectious disease, neurology, and radiology to review the diagnosis and treatment of all major neurological infections. Topics covered include meningitis; acute CNS inflammation; infections of CNS shunts; brain and spinal epidural abscesses; the cerebellum and CNS infection; post-infection complications and syndromes; acute viral encephalitis; neurodegenerative peripheral nerve diseases; myelitis; CNS tuberculosis; cryptococcal, fungal, and parasitic infections; neurosyphilis, AIDS; Lyme disease; diagnostic imaging of CNS infection and inflammation; and evaluation of spinal fluid.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical College of Pennsylvania, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

    David Schlossberg

  • Department of Medicine, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

    David Schlossberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infections of the Nervous System

  • Editors: David Schlossberg

  • Series Title: Clinical Topics in Infectious Disease

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9698-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97332-6Due: 12 November 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-9700-7Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-9698-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1445

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 396

  • Topics: Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology

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