title: Neuroinflammation of the central and peripheral nervous system: an update.
abstract: Inflammatory disorders of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) are common, and contribute substantially to physical and emotional disability of affected individuals. Often, the afflicted are young and in their active years. In the past, physicians and scientists often had very little to offer in terms of diagnostic precision and therapeutic effectiveness. During the past two decades, both of these relative shortcomings have clearly improved. Some of the recent developments in clinical neuroimmunology are illustrated in this special edition of Clinical and Experimental Immunology.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Section, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stüve
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zettl
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
keywords: autoimmunity; inflammation; neuroimmunology