The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes / Edition 1

by Leslie L. Barton, J.J. Volpe, Neil R. Friedman

Overview

A major portion of all of acute child neurology involves the neurological complications of infectious diseases. However, none of the currently available excellent texts on inf- tious disease focus specifically on the neurological aspects. Drs. Neil R. Friedman and Leslie L. Barton have filled this important void with a superb, multi-authored text, addressing directly “the neurological manifestations of pediatric infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes. ” The book is organized logically according to the responsible microorganisms and addresses sequentially a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, spirochetes, mycobacteriae, and parasites, as well as cat-scratch disease and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The chapters are consistently similar in organization and begin with an introduction that provides a synopsis and perspective. The substance of the chapters follows in sections devoted to epidemiology, pathog- esis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and references. The discussions of epidemiology are particularly informative and current. The sections on pathogenesis include valuable neuropathology and critical distinctions among disorders caused by primary infection by the microorganism and those related to parainfectious and postinfectious immunological phenomena. The sections on clinical manifestations emphasize the neurological features and often are subdivided into specific neurolo- cal syndromes. Results of modern brain imaging are illustrated, and tables highlight neurological and other features. Sections on diagnosis are especially valuable and emphasize the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and related means of identifying microbial nucleic acids and proteins. The discussions of treatment areespecially current and valuable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617378584
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/19/2010
Series:	Infectious Disease
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Pages:	421
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Viruses.- Herpes Viruses.- Myxoviruses.- Picornaviruses.- Arboviruses.- Togaviruses.- Rhabdoviruses.- Adenoviruses.- Arenaviruses.- Orthopoxviruses.- Retroviruses.- Neurological Consequences of Antiretroviral Treatment.- Papovaviruses.- Bacteria.- Bacterial Meningitis.- Focal Bacterial Infections and Parameningeal Infections.- Strepoccus pyogenes.- Bordetella pertussis.- Shigella Species.- Campylobacter Species.- Brucella Species.- Clostridium tetani.- Clostridium botulinum.- Corynebacterium diphtheriae.- Bartonella Species.- Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Mycobacterium leprosy.- Rickettsia and Spirochetes.- Rickettsia rickettsii.- Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Species.- Borrelia burgdorferi.- Treponema pallidum.- Fungi.- Candida Species.- Crypoccus neoformans.- Histoplasma capsulatum.- Coccidioides Species.- Phaeohyphomycoses.- Protozoa.- Protozoal Infections.- Babesia Species.- Helminths.- Helminth Infections.- Primary Immunodeficiencies.- Neurological Disease and Primary Immunodeficiency.- Basic Principles of Selective Neurological Treatments.- Basic Principles of Selective Neurological Treatments.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: John Willis, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This book addresses the neurologic emergencies of pediatric infections and immunodeficiencies in a logical, consistent fashion. Sections are organized by offending organisms and cover neurologic syndromes, their diagnosis and treatment.
Purpose: The authors' goal is to provide an authoritative, current reference on neurologic problems in infectious diseases and immunodeficiency states. An accessible reference is much welcomed. These are common clinical situations, and, until now, no book has had this focus.
Audience: It is written for physicians in training, primary care physicians, and subspecialists. Anyone treating or aspiring to treat ill children will profit this book.
Features: The book is organized by organisms (viruses, bacteria, helminthes, etc.) with occasional chapters on particular clinical entities (e.g., bacterial meningitis, immunodeficiencies, elective treatments). Infectious disease data is sometimes more thorough than neurologic insights (bacterial meningitis). The consistent chapter organization is helpful.
Assessment: There is no comparable book and this one is welcome and useful. Neurologists will be better educated about infection than infectious disease scholars looking for insights into neurology. A second edition seems inevitable for this excellent reference. It might profit from a neurologist coauthor for some chapters. As a neurologist, I will open this book frequently.

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From the reviews:

"This book addresses the neurologic emergencies of pediatric infections and immunodeficiencies in a logical, consistent fashion. … It is written for physicians in training, primary care physicians, and subspecialists. Anyone treating or aspiring to treat ill children will profit this book. … The consistent chapter organization is helpful. There is no comparable book and this one is welcome and useful. Neurologists will be better educated about infection … . As a neurologist, I will open this book frequently." (John Willis, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

"The Neurological Manifestations of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Syndromes is a carefully devised text with extensive coverage of topic. … This book is written for physicians in training, primary health care physicians, subspecialists. … The chapters are interesting to read. … I would encourage any clinician who is actively involved in the treatment of children with neuroinfections to acquire this text as an essential part of their library." (Jo M. Wilmshurst, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 49 (1), January, 2009)

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