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Elsevier Peripheral Nerve Disease in the Geriatric Population An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 1st Edition by Jin, Peter H.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guested edited by Peter Jin, focuses on Peripheral Nerve Disease in the Geriatric Population. Topics include, but are not limited to: A clinical approach to diseases of peripheral nerve, Electrodiagnostic testing for disorders of peripheral nerves, The role of imaging for disorders of peripheral nerve, Common compression mononeuropathies, Diabetes and Peripheral Nerve Disease, When is it not just diabetic polyneuropathy? Findings in atypical polyneuropathies, Small Fiber Neuropathy in the Elderly, Cancer and peripheral nerve disease, Paraproteinemias and Peripheral Nerve Disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and other acute polyneuropathies, Chronic Immune-mediated Polyneuropathies, Immunotherapy for Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Geriatric Population, and more. Chapter1 Properties and Overview of Immune ResponsesChapter2 Cells and Tissues of the Immune SystemChapter3 Leukocyte Circulation and Migration into TissuesChapter4 Innate ImmunityChapter5 Antibodies and AntigensChapter6 Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes and the Functions of MHC MoleculesChapter7 Immune Receptors and Signal TransductionChapter8 Lymphocyte Development and Antigen Receptor Gene RearrangementChapter9 Activation of T LymphocytesChapter 10 Differentiation and Functions of CD4+ Effector T CellsChapter 11 Differentiation and Functions of CD8+ Effector T CellsChapter 12 B Cell Activation and Antibody ProductionChapter 13 Effector Mechanisms of Humoral ImmunityChapter 14 Specialized Immunity at Epithelial Barriers and in Immune Privileged TissuesChapter 15 Immunologic Tolerance and AutoimmunityChapter 16 Immunity to MicrobesChapter 17 Transplantation ImmunologyChapter 18 Immunity to TumorsChapter 19 Hypersensitivity Disorders Chapter 20 AllergyChapter 21 Congenital and Acquired ImmunodeficienciesAppendix I GlossaryAppendix II CytokinesAppendix III Principle Features of Selected CD MoleculesAppendix IV Laboratory Techniques Commonly Used in Immunology