Neuroinflammation: Mechanisms and Management

This second edition of Neuroinflammation (First edition published in 1998) reflects the ever-increasing appreciation of the role that inflammation plays in a diverse array of nervous system diseases. No longer does the term conjure a gestalt-like perception of MS and EAE only. This text is another in the Contemporary Neuroscience series and follows the format of multiple authors writing chapters that are each papers within themselves and thus suffers from loss of continuity. Nonetheless, most of the chapters are exceptionally informational and very up-to-date for such a publication. Five sections are devoted to “Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms,” “Stroke and TBI,” “Alzheimer's Disease,” “Multiple Sclerosis,” and “Parkinson's and Huntington's Diseases.” These add up to a total of 22 chapters that are variably laced with neuropathology perspective enough to tweak the interest of neuropathologists.