Laboratory diagnosis in neurology [E-Book]

Originally published in German as Neurologische Labordiagnostik. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cerebrospinal fluid: spaces, production, and flow / H. Reiber -- Blood-brain barrier and blood-CSF barrier function / H. Reiber -- Blood-brain barrier -- The blood-CSF barrier function -- Dynamics of serum and brain proteins in CSF and blood / H. Reiber -- Serum proteins in CSF -- Brain proteins in CSF -- Brain proteins in blood -- Principles of analytical methods / H. Reiber Immunochemistry -- Qualitative electrophoretic methods with or without immunodetection -- Immunohistochemistry -- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis / B. Storch-Hagenlocher [and others] -- Cerebrospinal puncture / B. Storch-Hagenlocher -- Measurement of cerebrospinal pressure / B. Storch-Hagenlocher -- Cell count, cytology / B. Storch-Hagenlocher Proteins / H. Reiber -- Lactate and glucose / H. Reiber -- Diagnosis of pathogens / B. Wildemann, H.K. Geiss, P. Schnitzler -- Markers of dementia and neuronal destruction / M. Otto -- Serum analysis / M. Zorn, M. Uhr -- General serum analysis / M. Zorn -- Special serum analysis / M. Uhr -- Autoantibodies and antineural antibodies / B. Wildemann, U. Wurster -- Autoantibodies / B. Wildemann -- Antineural antibodies / U. Wurster -- Neurogenetics / T. Gasser -- Monogenic hereditary neurological disorders -- Polygenic or multifactorial hereditary neurological disorders -- Biopsy / A. Rosenbohm, A. Sperfeld, H. Tumani -- Brain biopsy -- Nerve biopsy -- Music biopsy -- Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases / B. Storch-Hagenlocher, P. Oschmann, B. Wildemann -- Infections -- Non-pathogen-related inflammatory disorders: autoimmune diseases.

Dementia and other psychiatric disorders / M. Otto, M. Uhr -- Alzheimer's disease / M. Otto -- Lewy body dementia / M. Otto -- Frontotemporal lobar degeneration / M. Otto -- Multiple system atrophy / M. Otto -- Subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy / M. Otto -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease / M. Otto -- Psychiatric disorders / M. Uhr -- Cerebral ischemia and hemorrhage / E. Stolz, P. Oschmann -- Ischemic cerebral infarction -- Intracerebral hemorrhage -- Subarachnoid hemorrhage -- Cerebral hypoxia -- Polyneuropathies / B. Wildemann -- Pseudotumor cerebri, ventricular drainage, and neurosurgery / E. Stolz, P. Oschmann -- Pseudotumor cerebri -- External ventricular drainage, ventriculoatrial and ventriculoperitoneal shunts -- Diagnosis of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea and otorrhea -- Epileptic seizures / J. Brettschneider, H. Tumani -- Brain tumors / B. Storch-Hagenlocher, M. Vogt-Schaden -- Primary brain tumors / B. Storch-Hagenlocher -- Secondary brain tumors / M. Vogt-Schaden -- Neoplastic meaningitis in malignant non-hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia / M. Vogt-Schaden -- Metabolic diseases / F. Ebinger -- Mitochondrial diseases -- Lysosomal diseases -- Peroxisomal diseases -- Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis -- Leukodystrophy/leukoencephalopathy in organic aciduria -- Disorders of copper metabolism -- Parasitoses and tropical diseases / H. Reiber, E. Schmutzhard -- CSF analysis report / H. Reiber -- Integrated CSF report -- CSF analysis procedure -- Evaluation -- Interpretation -- Quality assessment in the CSF laboratory / H. Reiber -- Quality assessment in laboratory medicine -- Internal quality control for CSF proteins (total protein, albumin, IgG, IgA, IgM) -- The INSTAND interlaboratory CSF survey -- CSF survey : lactate, glucose and surrogate markers -- CSF cytology : quality control and interpretation training -- Reference ranges of analytes in CSF and serum / H. Reiber -- Electrolytes and substrates -- Proteins -- Amino acides, lipids, and vitamins -- Cells.

"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. Following an introduction to basic concepts, the book guides clinicians through the methods of CSF analysis, neurochemical examinations, clinical applications of neuroimmunology, microbiology and virology, neurogenetic tests, and evaluation of biopsies. Readers will learn about the equipment and various procedures, and how to effectively differentiate similar methods. In the final section of the book, the authors provide a systematic introduction to the pathophysiology and laboratory findings for specific clinical disorders, indications for particular test methods, and criteria for diagnostic interpretation"--Provided by publisher

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