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The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes

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Authors:
  1. Leslie L. Barton

    1. University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA

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  2. Neil R. Friedman

    1. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

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  • Finally a volume for pediatricians, neurologists, infectious disease specialists and all who care for children
  • Superbly fills an important void”---the neurological complications of all major pediatric infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes
  • Concise, practical, up-to-date and eminently readable
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Infectious Disease (ID)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Viruses

    1. Herpes Viruses

      • Sean P. Elliott
      Pages 3-40

    2. Myxoviruses

      • Jason G. Newland, José R. Romero
      Pages 41-68

    3. Picornaviruses

      • Motasem A. Abuelreish, Mobeen H. Rathore
      Pages 69-82

    4. Arboviruses

      • José R. Romero
      Pages 83-104

    5. Togaviruses

      • José R. Romero, Meera Varman, Leslie L. Barton
      Pages 105-120

    6. Rhabdoviruses

      • Allan D. Friedman, Sean O. McKenna
      Pages 121-125

    7. Adenoviruses

      • Allan D. Friedman, Sean O. McKenna
      Pages 127-133

    8. Arenaviruses

      • Daniel J. Bonthius, Leslie L. Barton, Hannah Klein de Licona, Nancy E. Bonthius, Bahri Karacay
      Pages 135-150

    9. Orthopoxviruses

      • José R. Romero
      Pages 151-155

    10. Retroviruses

      • Lemuel Aigbivbalu, Ayesha Mirza, Mobeen H. Rathore
      Pages 157-172

    11. Neurological Consequences of Antiretroviral Treatment

      • Kimberley C. Brown, Lisa D. Inge, Mobeen H. Rathore
      Pages 173-184

    12. Papovaviruses

      • Diane C. Halstead, Mobeen H. Rathore
      Pages 185-190

  3. Bacteria

    1. Bacterial Meningitis

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 193-198

    2. Focal Bacterial Infections and Parameningeal Infections

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 199-208

    3. Streptococcus pyogenes

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 209-213

    4. Bordetella pertussis

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 215-218

    5. Shigella Species

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 219-221

    6. Campylobacter Species

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 223-226

    7. Brucella Species

      • Barbara Stechenberg
      Pages 227-230
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About this book

A major portion of all of acute child neurology involves the neurological complications of infectious diseases. However, none of the currently available excellent texts on inf- tious disease focus specifically on the neurological aspects. Drs. Neil R. Friedman and Leslie L. Barton have filled this important void with a superb, multi-authored text, addressing directly “the neurological manifestations of pediatric infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes. ” The book is organized logically according to the responsible microorganisms and addresses sequentially a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, spirochetes, mycobacteriae, and parasites, as well as cat-scratch disease and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The chapters are consistently similar in organization and begin with an introduction that provides a synopsis and perspective. The substance of the chapters follows in sections devoted to epidemiology, pathog- esis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and references. The discussions of epidemiology are particularly informative and current. The sections on pathogenesis include valuable neuropathology and critical distinctions among disorders caused by primary infection by the microorganism and those related to parainfectious and postinfectious immunological phenomena. The sections on clinical manifestations emphasize the neurological features and often are subdivided into specific neurolo- cal syndromes. Results of modern brain imaging are illustrated, and tables highlight neurological and other features. Sections on diagnosis are especially valuable and emphasize the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and related means of identifying microbial nucleic acids and proteins. The discussions of treatment areespecially current and valuable.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"This book addresses the neurologic emergencies of pediatric infections and immunodeficiencies in a logical, consistent fashion. … It is written for physicians in training, primary care physicians, and subspecialists. Anyone treating or aspiring to treat ill children will profit this book. … The consistent chapter organization is helpful. There is no comparable book and this one is welcome and useful. Neurologists will be better educated about infection … . As a neurologist, I will open this book frequently." (John Willis, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

"The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes is a carefully devised text with extensive coverage of topic. … This book is written for physicians in training, primary health care physicians, subspecialists. … The chapters are interesting to read. … I would encourage any clinician who is actively involved in the treatment of children with neuroinfections to acquire this text as an essential part of their library." (Jo M. Wilmshurst, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 49 (1), January, 2009)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA

    Leslie L. Barton

  • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

    Neil R. Friedman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes

  • Authors: Leslie L. Barton, Neil R. Friedman

  • Series Title: Infectious Disease

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-391-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-967-3Published: 04 March 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-858-4Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-391-2Published: 25 April 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 421

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Pediatrics, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology

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