عنوان

Autoantibodies in Neurological Diseases

(Number (ISBN

8847020972

(Number (ISBN

9788847020979

Number

b591250

Title Proper

Autoantibodies in Neurological Diseases

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Angela Vincent, Gianvito Martino.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Milano

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Milan

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xv, 177 pages)

Series Title

Topics in neuroscience.

Text of Note

Approaches to Understanding Immune-Mediated Neurological Disorders: Measuring and Evaluating Autoantibodies to Neuronal Antigens --; 1 --; New Antibodies to Neuronal and Muscle Antigens --; 2 --; Pregnancy and Myasthenia Gravis --; 3 --; Immunological Mechanisms in the Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome --; 4 --; Immunotherapy of Myasthenia Gravis --; 5 --; Ontogeny of Skeletal Muscle Cells --; 6 --; Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Immunological Aspects --; 7 --; Immunological Mechanisms of Paraneoplastic Nervous System Diseases --; 8 --; Clinical Presentation and Mechanisms of Immune-Mediated Cerebellar Ataxia --; 9 --; Stiff-Man Syndrome: Pathogenetic, Nosological and Therapeutic Considerations --; 10 --; Paraneoplastic Neuropathies: a Neuropathological Overview --; 11 --; Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome in Childhood --; 12 --; Epilepsy and Autoantibodies --; 13 --; Primary and Secondary Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System.

Text of Note

The book covers the immunological and clinical aspects of immune-mediated diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, excluding multiple sclerosis. It includes paraneoplastic neurological disorders, and discusses the immune mechanisms in the growing number of recognised paraneoplastic conditions. It not only provides an overview of the field but also discusses the possible role of immunity in other neurological disorders such as epilepsy. Chapters are written by scientists and clinicians directly involved in each specific area, who have summarized the current understanding of neuroimmunology, with emphasis on the underlying abormalities of the immune responses, the different clinical expression of the diseases and the important use of immunotherapies in treatment. Figures and tables are included in each chapter.

Immunology.

Medicine.

Neurosciences.

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Book number

edited by Angela Vincent, Gianvito Martino.

Angela Vincent

Gianvito Martino

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[Book]

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