Neuroimmunological Diseases / edited by Susumu Kusunoki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kusunoki, Susumu, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Immunology.

Neurosciences.

Neurology.

Medicine & Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

System Details:

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Summary:

This book offers a detailed review of the remarkable advances that have been made in research on the pathogenesis of a number of neuroimmunological diseases, as well as outlining novel treatments including the use of monoclonal antibodies. Written by renowned experts who have made major contributions in the field, such as identifying neuromyelitis optica as an immunopathological clinical condition, identifying the role of ganglioside and ganglioside-complex antibodies in Guillain-Barré syndrome, and developing a novel treatment for POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes) syndrome, the book summarizes recent advances in basic and clinical research. Neuroimmunological Diseases is a useful resource for not only researchers but also neurologists who are engaged in the management of neuroimmunological diseases.

Contents:

Part I. Basic Neuroimmunology

1. Cellular Immunity and multiple sclerosis: Current understanding

2. Glia and neuroimmunology

3. Animal model

4. Blood-brain barrier and blood-nerve barrier

Part II. Clinical Neuroimmunology

5. Multiple Sclerosis: etiology and mechanism, with special reference to Asians

6. Multiple sclerosis: Diagnosis and treatment

7. Neuropsychological aspects of multiple sclerosis

8. Neuromyelitis optica: Diagnosis and treatment

9. Guillain-Barré syndrome: Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

10. Autoantibodies in Guillain-Barre syndrome

11. Fisher syndrome

12. POEMS syndrome

13. Treatment of myasthenia gravis after the 2014 Japanese clinical guideline

14. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis

15. Hashimoto encephalopathy

16. Paraneoplastic neurological diseases

17. Antibodies to ganglionic acetylcholine receptor

18. Novel treatment.

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

9784431555940

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