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Table of Contents in Neurology (Gray book)

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Copyright Page
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: Behavioral Neurology and Degenerative Diseases

        Alcoholism and Vitamin Deficiencies
        Alzheimer Disease
        Amyloid
        Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
        Borna Disease Virus
        Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes
        Epilepsy, Autism and Coma
        Familial Alzheimer Disease
        Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
        HIV Encephalopathy
        Huntington Disease
        Parkinson Disease
        Prions
        Psychiatric Disorders: Chemistry and Genetics

Chapter 2: Cerebral Thrombotic Events

        Cardiolipin Autoantibodies
        Cerebral Vasculitis
        Lupus Anticoagulants
        Other Cerebrovascular Diseases
        Phospholipid Autoantibodies
        Vascular and Multi-infarct Diseases

Chapter 3: Cerebrospinal Fluid Analytes

        Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
        Beta2-Microglobulin
        Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis for Bacterial and Viral Infections
        Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation, Pressure and Brain Inflammation
        CSF Cell Preparation Methods
        Glucosephosphate Isomerase
        Glutamine Synthetase and Excitatory Amino Acids
        Neopterins
        Other CSF Analytes
        Tau-Transferrin
        Xanthochromia

Chapter 4: Cytokines and Lymphokines

Chapter 5: Evaluation of Complement

        AH50
        C3a, C4a and C5a Anaphylatoxins
        C4 Allotypes
        CH50
        Complement Components
        Complement Split Products
        Factor B
        Membrane Attack Complex
        Microglial Activation

Chapter 6: Nervous System Infections

        Acanthamoeba spp./Balamuthia mandrillaris
        Angiostrongylus (parastrongylus) spp.
        Arboviruses
        B Virus/Cercopithecine herpesvirus
        Bartonella henselae
        Baylisascaris procyonis
        Borrelia burgdorferi
        Brucella spp.
        Campylobacter spp.
        Cladophialophora bantiana/Phaeohyphomycosis
        Clostridium tetani
        Coccidioides immitis
        Corynebacterium diphtheriae
        Coxsackieviruses A and B (CV-A and CV-B)
        Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Gerstmann-Stra�ssler-Scheinker Syndrome
        Cryptococcus neoformans
        Cytomegalovirus
        Dengue Virus (Types 1-4)
        Enterocytopathogenic Human Orphan (ECHO) Viruses
        Enteroviruses
        Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
        Haemophilus influenzae b
        Herpes Simplex Viruses
        Herpesvirus-6, Human (HHV-6)
        Hookworms/Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
        HTLV-I/Human T-cell Leukemia/Lymphotrophic Virus
        HTLV-II/Human T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphotrophic Virus II
        Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
        Infection-Related Cerebral Infarction
        Listeria monocytogenes
        Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
        Measles (Rubeola) Virus
        Mumps Virus
        Mycobacterium leprae
        Mycobacterium tuberculosis
        Mycoplasma pneumoniae
        Naegleria spp.
        Neisseria meningitidis
        Nocardia spp.
        Organism-Specific Antibody Index
        Polioviruses
        Polyomaviruses: BK Virus, JC Virus and Simian Virus 40
        Rabies Virus
        Rift Valley Fever Virus
        Rubella Virus
        Sporothrix schenckii
        Streptococcus Group B (GBS, Streptococcus agalactiae)
        Streptococcus pneumoniae
        Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
        Treponema pallidum
        Tuberculostearic Acid
        Varicella-zoster Virus
        West Nile Virus (WNV)

Chapter 7: Inflammatory Myopathies

        Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase Autoantibodies
        Jo-1 Autoantibodies
        Myositis-Associated Autoantibodies
        PM-Scl Autoantibodies
        Signal Recognition Particle Autoantibodies
        Threonyl-Transfer RNA Synthetase Autoantibodies

Chapter 8: Multiple Sclerosis

        CSF Cells/Immunoglobulin-Containing/Secreting Cells
        IgA Index, IgA(loc)
        IgG Index, IgG Synthesis Rate, IgG(loc) and IgGPROD
        IgM Index, IgM(loc)
        MRZ Reaction
        Myelin Basic Protein Autoantibodies
        Oligoclonal Immunoglobulins

Chapter 9: Neuropathies and Neuronopathies

        Acetylcholinesterase Autoantibodies
        Alcoholic Neuropathy
        Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
        Cryoglobulins
        Guillain-Barre Syndrome
        Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies
        Myelin Gangliosides and Other Glycolipid Antibodies
        Myelin Glycoprotein Autoantibodies
        Sympathetic Nervous System Autoantibodies

Chapter 10: Neuropeptides, Neurotrophic Factors and Neurotransmitters

        Brain Histamine
        Catecholamines and Acetylcholine
        Dopamine
        Hormones
        Melatonin
        Neuropeptides
        Neurosteroids and Glucocorticoids
        Neurotrophic Factors
        Serotonin

Chapter 11: Neuromuscular Disorders

        Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies
        Myasthenia Gravis and Stiff-Man Syndrome
        Striational Autoantibodies

Chapter 12: Non-Specific Analytes

        Acute-Phase Proteins
        C-Reactive Protein
        Viscosity

Chapter 13: Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Cancer

        Beta-Glucuronidase
        CNS Lymphoma
        CSF Carcinoembryonic Antigen
        Enteric Neuronal Autoantibodies
        Leptomeningeal Metastasis
        Monoclonal Gammopathy
        Neuroblastoma
        Neurofibromatosis - NF1
        Neuron-Specific Enolase
        Neuronal Nuclear (Hu) Antibodies
        Other CNS Tumors
        Retina Autoantibodies
        Retinoblastoma - RB1
        Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Autoantibodies
        Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Chapter 14: Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Storage Disorders

        Biotinidase Deficiency
        Carbamylphosphate Synthetase (CPS I) Deficiency
        Carbohydrate-Deficient Glycoprotein Syndromes
        Carnitine Deficiency
        Citrullinemia
        Fabry Disease
        Gaucher Disease
        GM1 Gangliosidosis
        GM2 Gangliosidosis
        Gyrate Atrophy
        McArdle Disease
        Menkes Disease
        Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
        Mucopolysaccharidoses III (Sanfilippo Syndrome)
        Niemann-Pick Disease
        Phenylketonuria
        Porphyria
        Refsum Disease
        Spinal Muscular Atrophy
        Tuberous Sclerosis
        X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
        Zellweger Syndrome

Chapter 15: Mitochondrial Disorders

        Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
        Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
        Mitochondrial, Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes Syndrome
        Myoclonic Epilepsy and Ragged-Red Fibers

Chapter 16: Neurogenetic Disorders

        Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT 1A)
        Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy
        Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy
        Friedreich Ataxia
        Machado-Joseph Disease (Spinopontine Atrophy)
        Major Histocompatibility Complex Association with Neurological Diseases
        Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
        Narcolepsy
        Prader-Willi/Angelman Syndrome
        Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type I

Chapter 17: Antibodies and Autoantibodies

Chapter 18: Other Neurological Conditions and Factors

        Fragile-X Syndrome
        Immunosuppressive Agents
        Neuroendocrine Immune Axis
        Superantigens
        Waardenburg Syndrome (Type I)

Chapter 19: Appendix

        Microarrays for High-Throughput Molecular Pathology Research
        Non-Sequencing Nucleic Acid Genotyping Methods
        Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves
        Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values

Chapter 20: Tables

        Table 1: Infectious Etiology of Encephalopathies
        Table 2: Serogroups and Global Geographical Distribution of Medically Important Arboviruses
        Table 3: Characteristics of Trinucleotide Repeat Syndromes
        Table 4: Symptomatic Therapy of Multiple Sclerosis

list of abbreviations
methodology guide

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