Now well recognized, the critical role of the inflammatory response in the pathophysiology of peripheral and central neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, is today the subject of intense investigation at the molecular level. In "Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Clinical Management," a panel of influential basic scientists reviews in detail the fundamental biological principles underlying the more common inflammatory disorders of the nervous system. The authors provide extensive updates on the latest findings concerning the mechanisms of inflammation and introduce new concepts and methodologies such as endothelial and leukocyte microparticles and gene microarray technology to help explain important links between the central nervous system (CNS) and general inflammatory processes. Among the diseases examined.