Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Pathogenesis of Perivenous and Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis and Its Relevance for Multiple Sclerosis Research....Pages 1-21
Comparative Neuropathology and Pathogenetic Aspects of Chronic Relapsing Experimental Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 23-40
What Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis Teaches Us About Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 41-54
Antigen and Antibody Studies in Demyelinating Disease....Pages 55-69
Studies on B-Lymphocyte Function in Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 71-91
Varicella-Zoster Virus Latency in The Nervous System....Pages 93-102
The Myelin Associated Glycoprotein In Demyelinating Diseases....Pages 103-109
Cerebrospinal Fluid Immunoelectrophoretic Findings in Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 111-117
Multiple Sclerosis: An Abiotrophy with Heuristic Implications....Pages 119-143
Plasticity of Conduction Processes in Demyelinated Nerve Fibers: Implications for Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 145-170
Recent Status of Epidemiological Studies on Multiple Sclerosis in Italy....Pages 171-180
Recent Descriptive Surveys on Multiple Sclerosis in Sardina and in the Province of Ferrara, Italy....Pages 181-185
Evoked Potentials in the Investigation of Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 187-204
Clinical Implications of Studies Involving Cerebrospinal Fluid T Cell Subpopulations....Pages 205-213
Immunological Treatments in Multiple Sclerosis: Rationale, Results and New Avenues....Pages 215-257
Back Matter....Pages 259-265