Immunological and Infectious Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves

by N. Latov , John H. J. Wokke , John J. Kelly , Introduction by Byron Waksman

• ISBN13: 9780521159432
• ISBN10: 0521159431
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This is the first book dedicated to peripheral neuropathies of immune or infectious origin, which are now known to comprise a substantial proportion of disorders of the peripheral nerves. Many of the most important advances in the field were made by contributors to this volume. There are four sections, dealing with biology and epidemiology, patient evaluation, specific clinical syndromes known to be of infectious or immunologic origin, and therapy and management, including rehabilitation. Neurologists will welcome this comprehensive review of the field, which provides an authoritative overview of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of infectious and immune mediated neuropathies.

Table of Contents

Preface

The way things were: the discovery of experimental 'allergic' neuritis

Biology and Epidemiology

Immune interactions in the peripheral nervous system

Epidemiology of autoimmune polyneuropathies

Patient Evaluation

Clinical evaluation and differential diagnosis

Electrophysiological studies

Immunopathological studies in immune-mediated neuropathies

Clinical Syndromes

Guillain-Barré syndrome and variants

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Acute and chronic sensory neuronopathy

Acute and chronic autonomic neuropathies

Vasculitic neuropathies

Neuropathies associated with anti-MAG antibodies and IgM monoclonal gammopathies

Motor neuropathies associated with anti-GM1 ganglioside antibodies

Neuropathies associated with anti-sulfatide and other glycoconjugate antibodies

Paraneoplastic peripheral neuropathy

Polyneuropathies associated with myeloma, POEMS, and non-malignant IgG and IgA monoclonal gammopathies

Neuromyotonia and the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

The Post-Polio syndrome

Peripheral neuropathy in HIV-1 infection

Lyme neuropathy

Neuropathy in leprosy

Neuropathies associated with herpes virus infections

Toxin-induced immune neuropathies

Immune-mediated experimental neuropathies

Therapy and Management

Immunosuppression and immunomodulation

Management of paralytic neuropathy in the intensive care unit

Diagnosis and symptomatic therapy of nerve pain

Medical rehabilitation

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