Neuroimmunology

Aaron E. Miller, MD, is the Medical Director of the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis and a Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York.Tracy M. DeAngelis, MD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, New York.Michelle Fabian, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York.Ilana Katz Sand, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York.

The presentations are succinct and summarize just what a clinician would want to know about diagnosis, new aspects of pathogenesis, and treatment. Most who will read the book will read it cover to cover so as not to miss any of the clinical pearls revealed by these interesting cases. Congratulations to the authors for summarizing much of the burgeoning field of neuroimmunology for the average neurologist in this highly readable, concise compendium.

• 1. A Case of Monocular Blurred Vision2. A Case of Multifocal Neurological Symptoms 3. Irritability in a Man with Multiple Sclerosis4. A Case of Myelitis with a Positive Anticardiolipin Antibody5. A Case of Stiffness in the Legs and Gradual Difficulty Walking6. Family Matters7. Recurrent Ulcers and a Brainstem Lesion8. Ataxia and Orthostasis9. Blurry Vision, Hearing Loss, and Constant Headache10. The Snowball Effect11. A SREATable Encephalopathy12. A Case of Cognitive Impairment and Ataxia13. A Case of Fever and a Wrist Drop14. Double Vision and Droopy Eyelids15. A Case of Personality Change and Seizure16. Drowsiness and Double Vision17. The One-Sided Encephalitis18. Teratoma: "It's Driving Me Crazy"19. Gad-Awful Spasms20. On the Right Tract21. A Headache Gone Viral22. To CIPD or not to CIPD23. Extinguishing a "Burning Fire"24. Confusion, Muscle Cramps, and Weight Loss25. The Unforgettable Encephalitis26. The Peppered Brainstem27. A Case of a Fall after a Trip28. A Case of Relapsing Visual Loss29. Checks and Balances30. A Case of Intractable Vomiting31. A Case of Cognitive Change in HIV32. A Case of Progressive Myelopathy33. A Case of Cranial Neuropathies and Leptomeningeal Enhancement34. A Case of Diabetes Insipidus and Enhancing Brain Lesions35. A Case of Optic Neuritis and Leg Weakness36. A Man with Multiple Sclerosis and Continuing Disease Activity on Disease-Modifying Therapy37. A Case of Syncope and Impaired Micturition38. A Case of Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis39. A Perplexing Pattern of Weakness40. Progressive Numbness and Tingling