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A comprehensive reference text for the advanced reader on all aspects of CNS infections. The contrib...
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A comprehensive reference text for the advanced reader on all aspects of CNS infections. The contributors combine clinical experience with active basic and/or clinical investigative interests in their topic and are drawn from the ranks of internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology, neuroradiology, and the basic neurosicences. After a brief introduction that emphasizes the syndrome-oriented clinical approach to the patient with a CNS syndrome and fever, the book is divided into parts based on microorganisms. The major CNS pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa) receive the most attention, although rarer pathogens such as mycoplasmas, slow viruses, and helminths are also covered in depth. The book concludes with discussions on two major diagnostic modalities: evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid, and neurodiagnostic imaging by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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