_Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology,_ a new volume in The
Handbook of Clinical Neurology, provides a comprehensive and
contemporary reference on parasitic infections of the human nervous
system. Parasitic infections are varied and some are resolved by the
host’s immune system, other infections may become established even
though unnoticed, and some cause severe disease and death. In our
modern world, neuroparasitoses are no longer geographically isolated
and these infections now appear worldwide. Outside of a very few
well understood pathologies, most parasitic infections have been
neglected in the neurological literature and most neurologists have
never diagnosed such an infection. This volume details how, with the
advent of modern neuroimaging techniques, improved diagnostic
applications of molecular biology, more accurate immunodiagnosis, and
minimally invasive neurosurgery, human nervous system parasitoses are
now diagnosed and treated, with increasing frequency. The book is
divided into six sections, and begins with an introduction to the
mechanisms of infection, diagnosis, and pathology of parasitic
diseases. Subsequent chapters detail protozoan diseases and a section
covering each of the major classes of human-infecting helminths:
nematodes (roundworms), trematodes (flukes), and cestodes
(tapeworms). The final section contains chapters on other important
areas of tropical clinical medicine including the neurological
complications of venomous bites and tropical nutritional
deficiencies. _NEUROPARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL NEUROLOGY _will be of
interest to neurologists, neurosurgeons and other health professionals
encountering patients with parasitic infections.
*A comprehensive reference resource on the diagnosis and treatment of
parasitic infections of the human nervous system
*Focuses on the impact of modern neuroimaging techniques, improved
diagnostic applications of molecular biology, more accurate
immunodiagnosis, and minimally invasive neurosurgery to diagnose
parasitoses
*International list of contributors including the leading workers in
the field.
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ISBN
9780444534903
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier (S&T)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
432