Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hh̃nel, Stefan. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Neuroradiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30520-7

Inflammatory diseases of the CNS are playing an increasingly important role in the clinical practice of neuroradiology. Neuroimaging contributes greatly to the differentiation of infectious (e.g., viral encephalitis and pyogenic brain abscess) and noninfectious (e.g., multiple sclerosis) inflammator...

Table of Contents:

• Brain Parenchyma: Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases
• Cerebral Vasculitis: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation and Therapy
• Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
• Pyogenic Cerebritis and Brain Abscess
• Neurolues
• Neurotuberculosis
• Other Bacterial Infections of Brain
• Viral Encephalitis
• Spongiforme Encephalophathy
• Fungal Infections
• Parasitic Infections
• Inflammatory Diseases of the Meninges
• Granulomatous Diseases
• Specifics of Infectious Diseases of Childhood
• MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Specifics and Protocols.