Bookeditors, W. Michael Scheld, Richard J. Whitley, Christina M. Marra.
Summary: "This clinical reference on central nervous system infections is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth edition. Over 70 leading experts provide comprehensive, current information on all infections--both neural-specific and systemic--that involve the central nervous system. Areas with significant new clinical information include treatment of tuberculosis, non-tubercular mycobacterial infections, brain abscess, and Lyme disease"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: approach to the patient with central nervous system infection
Cerebrospinal fluid in central nervous system infections
Imaging of intracranial infections
Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of viral infections of the central nervous system
Viral meningitis and aseptic meningitis syndrome
Encephalitis
Poliomyelitis, polio vaccines, and the postpoliomyelitis syndrome
Measles and rubella
Herpes simplex virus
Neurologic manifestations of varicella and herpes zoster
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Human herpesvirus-6
B virus
Arthropod-borne viral encephalitides
Meningitis and encephalitis caused by mumps virus
Rabies
Human prion diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Acute viral myelitis
Postinfectious encephalomyelitis
Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial infections
Acute bacterial meningitis
Mycoplasmal and ureaplasmal infections
Bartonella infections, including cat-scratch disease
Rickettsioses, anaplasmoses, and Q fever
Whipple's disease
Tuberculous meningitis
Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria
Brain abscess
Epidural abscess
Subdural enpyema and suppurative intracranial phlebitis
Complications of infective endocarditis
Iatrogenic infections of the central nervous system
Botulism
Tetanus
Neurosyphilis
Neuroborreliosis: nervous system involvement with borrelia species
Fungal meningitis
Space-occupying fungal lesions
Cerebral malaria
Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis
Trypanosomiasis
Free-living and parasitic amebic infections
Helminthic infections
Chronic meningitis syndrome and meningitis of noninfective or uncertain etiology
Surgical management of central nervous system infections
Critical care of central nervous system infection
Vaccines for viral diseases with significant central nervous system manifestations
Vaccines against bacterial meningitis.