Chapter 78 Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission Matthew N. Meriggioli, Donald B. Sanders Chapter Outline Myasthenia Gravis Epidemiology of Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Presentation of Myasthenia Gravis Physical Findings in Myasthenia Gravis…
Chapter 52E Cancer and the Nervous System Management of Primary Nervous System Tumors in Infants and Children Matthias A. Karajannis, Sharon L. Gardner, Jeffrey C. Allen Chapter Outline Pediatric Primary…
Chapter 53A Infections of the Nervous System Neurological Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Ashok Verma, Joseph R. Berger Chapter Outline Epidemiology and Current Trends HIV Genome, Replication, and Molecular…
Chapter 53B Infections of the Nervous System Viral Encephalitis and Meningitis J. David Beckham, Marylou V. Solbrig, Kenneth L. Tyler Chapter Outline Deoxyribonucleic Acid Viruses Herpesviruses Polyomaviruses (JC) and Progressive…
Chapter 80 Neurological Problems of the Newborn Alan Hill Chapter Outline General Principles of Investigation and Management Neonatal Seizures Diagnosis Differentiation of Seizures from Nonconvulsive Movements Determination of the Underlying…
Chapter 52B Cancer and the Nervous System Pathology and Molecular Genetics Michael Jansen, Arie Perry, Reid R. Heffner, Jr., David N. Louis Chapter Outline General Principles of Nervous System Tumor…
Chapter 75 Disorders of Nerve Roots and Plexuses David A. Chad Chapter Outline Disorders of Nerve Roots Anatomical Features Traumatic Radiculopathies Diabetic Polyradiculoneuropathy Neoplastic Polyradiculoneuropathy (Neoplastic Meningitis) Infectious Radiculopathy Acquired…
Chapter 53D Infections of the Nervous System Prion Diseases Michael D. Geschwind Chapter Outline Human Prion Diseases Epidemiology History of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Nomenclature What Are Prions? Clinical Aspects of Human…
Chapter 71 Movement Disorders Joseph Jankovic Chapter Outline Movement Disorders and the Basal Ganglia Basal Ganglia Anatomy Functional Organization of the Basal Ganglia and Other Pathways Biochemistry Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration…
Chapter 59 Brain Edema and Disorders of Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation Gary A. Rosenberg Chapter Outline Blood-Brain Interfaces Cerebral Blood Vessels and the Neurovascular Unit Production of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Interstitial…
