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Springer Neurorheumatology A Comprehenisve Guide to Immune Mediated Disorders of the Nervous System 2020 Edition by Tracey A. Cho, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Simon Helfgott
This detailed, practical textbook focuses on immune mediated disorders of the nervous system with particular focus on systemic autoimmune disorders. Divided into three sections, the first discusses the neuroanatomical and pathophysiologic basis of immune mediated disorders of the nervous system. Following this are 25 chapters devoted to individual clinical conditions. To conclude, the final section explains what is known about the mechanisms of immunomodulatory treatments and practical points about monitoring patients on these treatments.Neurorheumatology: A Comprehensive Guide to Immune Mediated Disorders of the Nervous System bridges the gaps among different branches of medicine and is an indispensable resource for rheumatologists and neurologists looking to develop a firm understanding of these dynamic disorders Table of contents :- I. Physiology and TestingThe central and peripheral nervous systemInflammation in the nervous systemSigns and symptoms of relevant rheumatological disordersImagingLaboratory testingElectrophysiological studiesBiopsyII. Diseases and their Nervous System EffectsSystemic Lupus ErythematosusAntiphospholipid and thrombotic microangiopathiesSjoegren SyndromeRheumatoid ArthritisSarcoidosisSeronegative spondyloarthropathyIgG4-Related DiseaseSclerodermaGiant Cell ArteritisCNS vasculitisNeuro-Beh et DiseaseAutoinflammatory DiseasesOcular + Auditory Inflammatory SyndromesParaneoplastic SyndromesNeuronal Surface Antibody-Mediated Autoimmune EncephalitisHashimoto's encephalopathy/SREATCeliac DiseaseNeuromyelitis Optica Multiple sclerosis and relation to systemic autoimmune disordersStiff-person SyndromeInflammatory myopathiesNeuromuscular Junction DisordersPeripheral neuropathy in rheumatologic disorders, plexopathyChronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance DiseaseLyme DiseaseComplications related to pharmacotherapyAmyloidosisIII. Guide to Rheumatological Diagnosis and Tests by Syndrome - Clinical syndrome tablesDifferential diagnosesIV. Overview of immunomodulatory treatment paradigmsCorticosteroidsOral steroid-sparing agentsCyclophosphamideBiologicsIVIGPlasmapheresis