Inflammatory disorders of the nervous system : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / edited by Alireza Minagar, J. Steven Alexander.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endothelial cell-leukocyte interactions during CNS inflammation / J. Steven Alexander and Alireza Minagar -- Interactions of the CNS and immune system / Monica J. Carson, Crystal S. Anglen, and Corinne Ploix -- Cytokines and brain : health and disease / Tammy Kielian and Paul D. Drew -- Chemokines and central nervous system disorders / William J. Karpus -- Circulating cell-derived microparticles in thrombotic and inflammatory disorders / Wenche Jy ... [et al.] -- Multiple sclerosis : clinical features, immunopathogenesis, and clinical management / William A. Sheremata -- Neuroprotective effects of interferon-b in multiple sclerosis / Fabrizio Giuliani, Rana Zabad, and V. Wee Yong -- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis / Sean J. Pittock and Dean M. Wingerchuk -- Ingested type interferon in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis / Staley A. Brod --

Neuromyelitis optica / Dean M. Wingerchuk -- Transverse myelitis : clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and management / Douglas A. Kerr ... [et al.] -- Optic neuritis : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / Rohit Bakshi and Robert Zivadinov -- Central nervous system vasculitis : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / Shariq Mumtaz ... [et al.] -- Neurosarcoidosis : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / Dakshinamurty Gullapalli and Lawrence H. Phillips II -- Neuropsychiatric SLE : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / Deborah Aleman-Hoey and Robin Brey -- Gene expression in HIV-associated dementia / Paul Shapshak ... [et al.] -- Human T-lymphotropic virus-associated neurological disorders : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical treatment / Michael Lairmore ... [et al.] -- West Nile virus infection of the nervous system : pathogenesis, immunology, and clinical management / Douglas J. Lanska.