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, 2009.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Neuroradiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76660-5

This book provides a comprehensive overview of inflammatory brain diseases from a neuroradiological point of view. Such diseases may be either infectious (e.g., viral encephalitis and pyogenic brain abscess) or non-infectious (e.g., multiple sclerosis), and many of these entities are becoming increa...

Table of Contents:

• Inflammatory Diseases of Brain Parenchyma: Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Diseases: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, and Therapy and Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
• Vasculitis: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Therapy, and Imaging and Differential Diagnostic
• Bacterial Infections of Brain Parenchyma: Pyogenic Cerebritis and Brain Abscess, Neuro-Lues, Neuro-Tuberculosis, and Other Bacterial Infections of Brain Parenchyma
• Viral Encephalitis
• Spongiforme Encephalophathy
• Fungal Infections
• Parasitic Infections
• Inflammatory Diseases of the Meninges
• Granulomatous Diseases
• Infectious Diseases of the Childhood
• Imaging Specifics and Protocols
• Perspectives
• Subject Index
• List of Contributors.