This second edition is a wonderful comprehensive reference for practicing neurologists and infectious disease specialists when faced with patients afflicted with viral-mediated neurological syndromes. A significant upgrade from the first edition, this edition includes newer topics, including West Nile, Ebola, Zika, enterovirus D68, and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, as well as significant advances in methodologies of detection and treatment. Drs. Nath and Berger have provided a very broad coverage to this topic, reflecting their clinical and scientific background, keeping both the clinical and scientific practitioners in mind. This text holds its own as a solidly comprehensive reference text for clinicians, including neurologists and infectious disease specialists, as well as for the immunologist and clinical scientist involved in the pathophysiology of virally mediated neurological illnesses. The editors are well-renowned neuroinfectious specialists in theirnfield who have sought experts from around the world to help contribute chapters to this text. There is a lack of textbooks in this area, and having an authoritative work helps the field progress further, especially with the advances made since the last edition was published in 2003.
Ali A Saherwala, MD(Thomas Jefferson University)
