Viral encephalitis in humans
By: by John Booss, Margaret M. Esiri.
Contributors: Esiri, Margaret M.
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Encephalitis.; Virus diseases.; Encephalitis, Viral -- diagnosis.; Encephalitis, Viral -- therapy.; Encephalitis Viruses -- pathogenicity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Pathological features of encephalitis in humans; Diagnostic evaluation; Management decisions in acute encephalitis; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Systemic viral diseases and encephalitis; Encephalitis viruses transmitted from animals; Pathology of allergic forms of encephalomyelitis; Clinical syndromes including smallpox and measles; Varicella-zoster virus: the paradox of immune mediation and immunocompromise; Influenza virus, enteroviruses, and other epidemic viruses; The arboviruses; HIV/AIDS; Encephalitis in immunocompromised patients; Encephalitis in immunocompetent patients; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion disorders.