1 option
Viral encephalitis in humans / by John Booss, Margaret M. Esiri.
LIBRA Oversize RC390 .B66 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Booss, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Encephalitis.
- Virus diseases.
- Encephalitis, Viral--diagnosis.
- Encephalitis, Viral--therapy.
- Encephalitis Viruses--pathogenicity.
- Medical Subjects:
- Encephalitis, Viral--diagnosis.
- Encephalitis, Viral--therapy.
- Encephalitis Viruses--pathogenicity.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- This new volume, the only text focusing exclusively on viral encephalitis in humans, is designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with suspected viral encephalitis. The authors have organized the volume according to the clinical and epidemiological information available at the time of presentation of the patients rather than according to principles of viral taxonomy. Emphasis is on neuropathological descriptions and pathogenesis concepts, reflecting the authors' belief that an understanding of pathogenesis facilitates the diagnostic process and is central to therapeutic intervention. The authors cover the full range of human encephalitis/encephalopathy, including HIV/AIDS, prion diseases, and smallpox.
- Contents:
- Pathological features of encephalitis in humans
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Management decisions in acute encephalitis
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Systemic viral diseases and encephalitis
- Encephalitis viruses transmitted from animals
- Pathology of allergic forms of encephalomyelitis
- Clinical syndromes including smallpox and measles
- Varicella-zoster virus : the paradox of immune mediation and immunocompromise
- Influenza virus, enteroviruses, and other epidemic viruses
- The arboviruses
- HIV/AIDS
- Encephalitis in immunocompromised patients
- Encephalitis in immunocompetent patients
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion disorders.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1555812406
- OCLC:
- 51336828
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.