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Infections of the Central Nervous System
Pathology and Genetics
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Pathology and Genetics
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Highly commendedat the British Medical Association (BMA)Awards 2019, thisnew volume from the International Society of Neuropathology series addresses infections of the nervous system, written by expert editors. An expansive and inclusive contents list including rare disorders presented in easily referable chapters, containing; definitions, microbiological characteristics, epidemiology, clinical features, lab tests, pathology, genetics and treatment.
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Introduction and Classification of Infections of the CNS According to the Agent
Fabrice ChrÊtien1,2,3, Kum Thong Wong4, Leroy R. Sharer5, Catherine (Katy) Keohane6, and Françoise Gray7,8
1 Department of Neuropathology, Sainte Anne Hospital, Paris, France
2 Paris University, Paris, France
3 Experimental Neuropathology Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
4 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 Division of Neuroptathology, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital, Newark, NJ, USA
6 Deparment of Pathology and School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, Cork, Ireland
7 Retired from Department of Pathology, Lariboisière Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
8 University Paris Diderot (Paris 7), Paris, France
Despite modern antimicrobial therapies and vaccines, infections of the CNS still have an unacceptably high mortality and may generate permanent neurologic deficits in survivors. The bony structures of the skull and vertebral column and the bloodâbrain barrier (BBB) afford strong protection for the brain and spinal cord from invading pathogens. However, once the pathogen enters the CNS, the host defense mechanisms are often inefficient in preventing severe, lifeâthreatening infections. The clinical severity of infection results from complex interactions between the host and the invading pathogen, but it is clear that CNS infections differ fundamentally from those in other organs and are usually more serious, partly because of the CNS's immunological privilege.
The growing numbers of patients with immune deficiency together with the increased displacement of people (i.e. migrants or international travelers) has expanded the spectrum of infectious diseases and its range, making the pathological diagnosis of CNS infectious disease more difficult. On the other hand, important advances in molecular medicine have improved our knowledge of the genetics of both the pathogens and the immunological characteristics of the host.
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- Cover
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- 1 Introduction and Classification of Infections of the CNS According to the Agent
- 2 SepsisâAssociated Encephalopathy
- 3 Variation of CNS Infections According to the Host
- 4 Clinical Approach to the Adult Patient with CNS Infection
- 5 Herpes Simplex Virus Infections of the CNS
- 6 VaricellaâZoster Virus and EpsteinâBarr Virus Infections of the CNS
- 7 Cytomegalovirus Infections of the CNS
- 8 Adenovirus Meningoencephalitis
- 9 Polyomavirus Infections of the CNS
- 10 Measles Virus Infection of the CNS
- 11 Rubella Virus
- 12 Henipavirus Encephalitis
- 13 Rabies
- 14 Flaviviruses 1
- 15 Flaviviruses 2
- 16 Flaviviruses 3
- 17 Flaviviruses 4
- 18 CNS Disorders Caused by Hepatitis C and Hepatitis E Viruses
- 19 Alphaviral Equine Encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan)
- 20 Chikungunya Virus
- 21 Poliovirus Infection and Postpolio Syndrome
- 22 Enterovirus A71 Infection
- 23 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of the CNS
- 24 HTLVâ1 and NeurologicalâAssociated Disease
- 25 Parechovirus A
- 26 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalomyelitis
- 27 Miscellaneous Inflammatory Disorders of the CNS of Possible Infectious Origin
- 28 Mycoplasmal and Rickettsial Infections of the CNS
- 29 Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Bacterial Infections of the CNS
- 30 Pyogenic Infections of the CNS 1
- 31 Pyogenic Infections of the CNS 2
- 32 Pyogenic Infections of the CNS 3
- 33 CNS Involvement in Tropheryma whipplei Infection
- 34 Cerebral Actinomycosis
- 35 Cerebral Nocardiosis
- 36 CNS Tuberculosis
- 37 NonâTuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
- 38 Spirochetal Infections of the CNS
- 39 Neurobrucellosis
- 40 Legionellosis
- 41 Neurosarcoidosis
- 42 Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis
- 43 ToxinâInduced Neurological Diseases
- 44 Fungal Infections of the CNS
- 45 Cerebral Malaria
- 46 Toxoplasma Infection of the CNS
- 47 Other Protozoal Infections
- 48 Helminth Infections of the CNS
- Appendix: CASE EXAMPLE
- 49 Brain Myiasis
- 50 Emerging CNS Infections
- Index
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