Immunoneurology

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction....Pages 1-1
Immunopathology of the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome....Pages 3-15
Immunological findings in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis....Pages 17-28
Guillain-Barré syndrome: clinical and immunological aspects....Pages 29-42
Systemic lupus erythematosus: immunopathogenesis of neurologic dysfunction....Pages 43-60
Antigen-specific therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases....Pages 61-76
Are current immunological concepts of multiple sclerosis reflected by the immunopathology of its lesions?....Pages 77-87
Multiple sclerosis: a unique immunopathological syndrome of the central nervous system....Pages 89-105
Stress proteins: their role in the normal central nervous system and in disease states, especially multiple sclerosis....Pages 107-118
Experimental immunotherapies for multiple sclerosis....Pages 119-142
The immune response to infectious diseases of the central nervous system: a tenuous balance....Pages 143-152
Immune control of the brain....Pages 153-167
Superantigens in demyelinating disease....Pages 169-174
Pathophysiology of the blood-brain barrier....Pages 175-191
Peripheral neuropathy in polyarteritis nodosa....Pages 193-202
Neurological paraneoplastic syndromes....Pages 203-213
Autoimmune responses in peripheral nerve....Pages 215-241
Mechanisms of action of interferon- β in multiple sclerosis....Pages 243-266