| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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Birkhäuser advances in infectious diseases |
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Birkhäuser advances in infectious diseases.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Encephalitis -- Measles Virus Infection and Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Banu Anlar and Kalbiye Yalaz -- Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus Infections / Alex Tselis -- Herpes Simplex Virus Meningoencephalitis / Israel Steiner -- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy / Allen J. Aksamit -- Varicella Zoster Virus Infections / Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs and Don Gilden -- Part 2. Meningitis -- Enterovirus Infections / Burk Jubelt -- Part 3. Retroviruses -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/AIDS / Jeffrey Rumbaugh, Taylor Harrison and William Tyor -- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection / Steven Jacobson and Raya Massoud -- Part 4. Viral Zoonoses -- Rabies / Alan C. Jackson -- West Nile Virus Infection / James J. Sejvar and Marc Fischer -- Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection / Lance Turtle and Tom Solomon -- Chikungunya Virus Infection / Philippe Gasque -- Nipah Virus Infection / Li-Yen Chang and Chong-Tin Tan -- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers / Guey Chuen Perng and Marylou V. Solbrig -- Part 5. Unconventional Agents -- Prion Diseases / Valerie L. Sim |
| Summary |
Viral infections of the nervous system are important because they are associated with high morbidity and mortality. A variety of pathogenetic mechanisms are involved in these infections and an understanding of the pathogenesis is essential in understanding the diagnostic and clinical management aspects of the disease. Specialized investigations are often necessary for definitive diagnosis, although a presumptive diagnosis should often be suspected on the basis of the clinical features. Many of the chapters in this book are written by neurologists who are experts in basic science research of their topic in addition to active clinical practice in their specialty |
| Analysis |
Medicine |
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Microbiology |
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Medical virology |
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Biomedicine |
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Virology |
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Medical Microbiology |
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Molecular Medicine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nervous system -- Infections
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Neurovirology.
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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MEDICAL -- Neurology.
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Nervous system -- Infections
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Neurovirology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jackson, Alan C.
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| ISBN |
9783034804257 |
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3034804253 |
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3034804245 |
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9783034804240 |
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