Infections of the central nervous system /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, c1997.
Description:xix, 1064 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2722254
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Other authors / contributors:Scheld, W. Michael.
Whitley, Richard J.
Durack, David T.
ISBN:0397516967
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributing Authors
  • Preface
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. Approach to the Patient and Diagnostic Evaluation
  • 1.. Approach to the Patient with Central Nervous System Infection
  • 2.. Cerebrospinal Fluid in Central Nervous System Infections
  • 3.. Imaging of Intracranial Infections
  • Part II. Viral Infections and Related Disorders
  • 4.. Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System
  • 5.. Viral Meningitis and Aseptic Meningitis Syndrome
  • 6.. Poliomyelitis, Polio Vaccines, and the Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome
  • 7.. Measles and Rubella
  • 8.. Herpes Simplex Virus
  • 9.. Neurologic Manifestations of Varicella and Herpes Zoster
  • 10.. Cytomegalovirus
  • 11.. Epstein-Barr Virus
  • 12.. Human Herpesvirus-6
  • 13.. B Virus
  • 14.. Arthropod-borne Viral Encephalitides
  • 15.. Meningitis and Encephalitis Caused by Mumps Virus
  • 16.. Rabies
  • 17.. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • 18.. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • 19.. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • 20.. Acute Viral Myelitis
  • 21.. Postinfectious Encephalomyelitis
  • Part III. Bacterial and Mycoplasmal Infections
  • 22.. Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Bacterial Infections
  • 23.. Acute Bacterial Meningitis
  • 24.. Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Q Fever
  • 25.. Tuberculosis
  • 26.. Infections Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • 27.. Brain Abscess
  • 28.. Epidural Abscess
  • 29.. Subdural Empyema and Suppurative Intracranial Phlebitis
  • 30.. Complications of Infective Endocarditis
  • 31.. Iatrogenic Infections of the Central Nervous System
  • 32.. Whipple's Disease
  • 33.. Bartonella Infections, Including Cat-Scratch Disease
  • 34.. Mycoplasmal and Ureaplasmal Infections
  • Part IV. Central Nervous System Syndromes Mediated by Bacterial Toxins
  • 35.. Botulism
  • 36.. Tetanus
  • Part V. Spirochetal Infections
  • 37.. Neurosyphilis
  • 38.. Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever
  • Part VI. Fungal Infections
  • 39.. Fungal Meningitis
  • 40.. Space-occupying Fungal Lesions
  • Part VII. Protozoal and Helminthic Infections
  • 41.. Cerebral Malaria
  • 42.. Toxoplasmosis
  • 43.. Trypanosomiasis
  • 44.. Free-living and Parasitic Amebic Infections
  • 45.. Helminthic Infections
  • Part VIII. Chronic Meningitis and Meningitis of Noninfective or Uncertain Etiology
  • 46.. Chronic Meningitis
  • Part IX. Neurosurgical Management
  • 47.. Surgical Management of Central Nervous System Infections
  • 48.. Critical Care of Central Nervous System Infections
  • Part X. Prevention
  • 49.. Vaccines for Viral Diseases with Significant Central Nervous System Manifestations
  • 50.. Vaccines Against Bacterial Meningitis
  • Subject Index