Inflammatory connective tissue diseses comprise a group of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and allied disorders, all considered to be immunologically mediated. The main diseases in this group are rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and others.

In this book the neurological manifestations of these diseases are described against the blackground of the respective diseases. Etiology, pathogenesis and laboratory features are discussed as far as necessary for understanding clinical characteristic and for decisions on treatment. In brief, this book provides a specialist monograph on diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.

FEATURES:

• Examines the clinical characteristics that these diseases have in common
• Looks at the pros and cons of treatment
• Updates the reader on recent developments

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Update on Neurological Syndromes featuring Inflammatory connective tissue diseases: Clinical value and limitations of laboratory tests. Guidelines for immuno-therapy. Vasculitis. Myositis. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Hughes´s syndrome (Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome). Rheumatoid arthritis. Chronic juvenile arthritis and adult Still's disease. Rheumatid fever. Scleroderma. Sjögren's syndrome. Relapsing polychondritis, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Mixed connective tissue disease, Overlap syndromes, Undifferentiated connective tissue diseases.