Neurovirology: Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series (ORIGINAL PDF from Publisher)

by Alex C. Tselis (Editor), John Booss (Editor) Neurovirology has been significantly bolstered by modern technologies such as PCR and MRI with direct impact on isolating viruses and advancing therapeutics based on molecular medicine. These advances are particularly important today with the introduction of emerging and re-emerging diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Nipah encephalitis and the appearance of West Nile encephalitis in the western hemisphere. This volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology provides a complete review of the history, science and current state of neurovirology. Since the development of PCR in 1998 and its application to the central nervous system, we have a much deeper understanding of the impact of viruses on the central nervous system and a more direct link towards developing antiviral drugs. This volume is a comprehensive reference and review of, the science and clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of viruses of the brain and central nervous system and will be a trusted resource for scholars, scientists, neuroscientists, neurologists, virologists, and pharmacologists working on neurovirology. Product Details ISBN-13: 9780444534880 Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication date: 9/5/2014 Series: Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series , #123 Pages: 808