Autoantibodies in Neurological Diseases

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-88-470-2163-1
Verlag: Springer Milan

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

Reihe: Topics in Neuroscience

Immune-mediated neurological disorders present an increasing challenge to neu­ rologists. Recent advances have identified new antibodies, new effector mechanisms and new diagnostic tests; these have greatly enhanced our understanding of disease aetiology and opened up therapeutic opportunities, but a critical understanding of this fast -developing field is not easy to find. This volume was conceived following a very successful course on neuroimmu­ no logy in Bergamo in 2000, and was written mainly by clinicians who are active in the laboratory. It will help to keep practising neurologists and neuroimmuno­ logists abreast of the most recent developments, and to assess new information more critically. Angela Vincent and Gianvito Martino should be congratulated on master-min­ ding this timely and practical text. July 2001 J. Newsom-Davis Professor Emeritus University of Oxford Table of Contents Introduction -Approaches to Understanding Immune-Mediated Neurological Disorders: Measuring and Evaluating Autoantibodies to Neuronal Antigens G. MARTINO, A. VINCENT.••.•.•.•.••.•.••.•.••.••.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martino, Gianvito

Vincent, Angela

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

— Approaches to Understanding Immune-Mediated Neurological Disorders: Measuring and Evaluating Autoantibodies to Neuronal Antigens.- 1 — New Antibodies to Neuronal and Muscle Antigens.- 2 — Pregnancy and Myasthenia Gravis.- 3 — Immunological Mechanisms in the Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome.- 4 — Immunotherapy of Myasthenia Gravis.- 5 — Ontogeny of Skeletal Muscle Cells.- 6 — Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Immunological Aspects.- 7 — Immunological Mechanisms of Paraneoplastic Nervous System Diseases.- 8 — Clinical Presentation and Mechanisms of Immune-Mediated Cerebellar Ataxia.- 9 — Stiff-Man Syndrome: Pathogenetic, Nosological and Therapeutic Considerations.- 10 — Paraneoplastic Neuropathies: a Neuropathological Overview.- 11 — Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome in Childhood.- 12 — Epilepsy and Autoantibodies.- 13 — Primary and Secondary Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System.