Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System

The editors are recognised world leaders in the field of infectious diseases of the nervous system. With the expertise of an international team of contributors they have provided a clinically focused text for the neurologist and hospital doctor caring for these patients. * Agents covered include bacteria, prions, viruses, and parasites * Details the newly recognized spectrum of herpes zoster encephalomyelitis and new antiviral drugs * Analyses emerging brain and spinal cord cytomegalovirus infections developing in immunocompromised patients