Inflammatory and autoimmune disorders of the nervous system in children / / edited by Russell C. Dale and Angela Vincent

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818168703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Mac Keith Press, 2010
• ISBN: 1-908316-25-X; 1-898683-91-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1282 p.)
• Collana: 184; Clinics in developmental medicine, , 0069-4835 ; ; no. 184-185
• Altri autori (Persone): DaleRussell C; VincentAngela
• Disciplina: 618.9280479
• Soggetti: Pediatric neurology; Neuroimmunology; Inflammation; Nervous system - Diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction And Overview; 1. Inflammation And Autoimmunity: A Nervous System Perspective; 2. New International Definitions For Central Nervous System Demyelination Syndromes In Children; 3. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; 4. Childhood Multiple Sclerosis; 5. Multiple Sclerosis: An Adult Perspective; 6. Transverse Myelitis; 7. Optic Neuritis In Children; 8. Sydenham Chorea; 9. Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatry Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection; 10. Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome; 11. Other Immune-Mediated Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders12. Postinfectious Ataxia And Cerebelutis; 13. Rasmussen Encephalitis; 14. Neuropsychiatric Manifestations Of Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus And Antiphospholipid Syndrome; 15. Central Nervous System Vasculitis; 16. Macrophage Activation Syndromes; 17. Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome And Related Disorders; 18. Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disorder/Chronic Infantile Neurological Cutaneous Syndrome; 19. Folate Receptor Autoimmunity In Cerebral ; Folate Deficiency; 20. The Innate Immune System And Inflammatory Mechanisms In Neurodegenerative Disorders21. Glutamate Receptor Autoantibodies In Epilepsy, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, And Encephalitis; 22. Autoimmune Channelopathies And Other Antibody-Associated Neurological Disorders; 23. Childhood Autoimmune Myasthenia; 24. Guillain-Barrè Syndrome And Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy In Childhood; 25. Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis; 26. Inflammatory Mechanisms In Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a detailed and comprehensive summary of the childhood diseases that are, or are likely to be, caused by the immune system.