1st Edition

Encephalitis Diagnosis and Treatment

Edited By John Halperin Copyright 2008
360 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

360 Pages
by CRC Press

Inflammation of the brain, usually brought on by a viral infection, encephalitis currently poses a grave threat to patients around the world. With the migration of West Nile virus into North America, there is a greater awareness and corresponding need to understand, diagnose, and manage this illness. In Encephalitis: Diagnosis and Treatment, experts discuss advances in diagnostic tools, as well... Read more

Clinical Approach in Encephalitis; Burke A. Cunha and John J. Halperin
Encephalitis, Encephalopathy, and Epilepsy; Jeffrey M. Politsky
Neuropathology of Encephalitis; Stefanie H. Freeman and E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte
Molecular and Serologic Methods for Diagnosis of Encephalitis; Eric D. Spitzer, Silvia G. Spitzer, and Marc G. Golightly
Critical Care Management of Encephalitis; Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Viral Encephalitis—Background, Arboviruses, and Enteroviruses; John J. Halperin
West Nile Virus; Deborah S. Asnis and Robert S. Crupi
Tick-Borne Encephalitis; John J. Halperin
Herpesvirus Encephalitis; Nicholas L. King and Karen L. Roos
Rabies; John J. Halperin
HIV-Associated Brain Disease; David Hirschwerk
Spirochetal Infections of the Nervous System; John J. Halperin
Encephalitis Due to Parasites; Oscar H. Del Brutto
Neurobrucellosis; Guillermo H Giambartolomei, Jorge C. Wallach, and Pablo C. Baldi
Listeria
Infections and the Central Nervous System; Bruce E. Hirsch
Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System; Juan Carlos Garcia-Monco
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; Anita L. Belman
Paraneoplastic and Related Forms of Encephalitis; John J. Halperin and Jeffrey M. Politsky
Index

Biography

John Halperin