Main description:

This title has been developed with the International Child Neurology Association to provide information on all common CNS infections. It covers almost all CNS infections commonly seen in children across the world including those in developed and resource poor countries. It provides concise, state of the art overview of viral, bacterial, tubercular, fungal, parasitic and many other infections of the CNS. In addition involvement of the CNS secondary to other infections or vaccines has also been briefly covered. A chapter on Principles of Management of CNS Infections provides a practical and pragmatic approach to management of CNS infections in general. A chapter on Neuroimaging of CNS Infections and A brief account of Febrile Seizures in Children is included. The book is intended to be of practical use to residents, physicians, paediatricians and paediatric neurologists across the globe. It should be particularly helpful in providing important information in an easily accessible and comprehensive format, with supporting references.

Contents:

1. BURDEN OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS Charles R Newton 2. PATHOGENESIS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS Diane E Griffin 3. THE PRINICIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS Sunit Singhi 4. NEUROIMAGING Section 1: Bacterial, Fungal, Tubercular and Parasitic Infections Niran Khandelwal Section 2: Viral Infections Zoran Rumboldt 5. CONGENITAL INFECTIONS James F Bale, Jr 6. FEBRILE SEIZURES Brian GR Neville 7. VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS AND MENINGITIS Diane E Griffin 8. HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTIONS Richard J Whitley 9. JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS Rashmi Kumar and Rupa R Singh 10. RABIES Chandrakanta Kanta and Rashmi Kumar 11. HIV INFECTIONS Jo M Wilmshurst, Brian S Eley and Bruce J Brew 12. ACUTE BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Pratibha Singhi and Sunit Singhi 13. FOCAL INTRACRANIAL SUPPURATION Pratibha Singhi 14. TUBERCULOSIS Johan F Schoeman and Ronald van Toorn 15. FUNGAL INFECTIONS Sunit Singhi 16. PARASITIC INFECTIONS Richard Idroand Charles R Newton 17. NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS Pratibha Singhi 18. SPIROCHETAL INFECTIONS Charles R Newton 19. MYCOPLASMAL INFECTIONS Ari Bitnun and Susan E Richardson 20. RICKETTSIAL DISEASES Timothy D Minniear and Steven C Buckingham 21. NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CAUSED BY BACTERIAL TOXINS Sunit Singhi and Charles R Newton 22. POSTINFECTIOUS DISORDERS John T Sladky and Hugh J Willison