Laboratory Diagnosis in Neurology

by Brigitte Wildemann, Patrick Oschmann, Hansotto Reiber

Overview

Up-to-date, comprehensive, and beautifully illustrated, Laboratory Diagnosis in Neurology presents all the measuring parameters and methods relevant to the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, serum, and tissues affected by neurologic disease and syndromes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783131495716
Publisher:	Thieme
Publication date:	08/11/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	292
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Professor, Dept. of Molecular Neuroimmunology, Neurological University Clinic, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Bayreuth Hospital, Bayreuth, Germany

Table of Contents

Basics
1 The Cerebrospinal Fluid: Spaces, Production, and Flow
2 Blood-Brain Barrier and Blood-CSF Barrier Function
3 Dynamics of Serum and Brain Proteins in CSF and Blood
Analysis
4 Principles of Analytical Methods
5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
6 Serum Analysis
7 Autoantibodies and Antineural Antibodies
8 Neurogenetics
9 Biopsy
Clinical Pictures
10 Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases
11 Dementia and Other Psychiatric Disorders
12 Cerebral Ischemia and Hemorrhage
13 Polyneuropathies
14 Pseudotumor Cerebri, Ventricular Drainage, and Neurosurgery
15 Epileptic Seizures
16 Brain Tumors
17 Metabolic Disorders
18 Parasitoses and Tropical Diseases
Appendix
19 CSF Reports
20 Quality Assessment in the CSF Laboratory
21 Reference Ranges of Analytes in CSF and Serum