Principles and Practice of Neuropathology

• A concise survey of general neuropathologic concepts
• Covers the major pathologic features of the most common neurologic disorders
• Updated genetic data and imaging techniques are incorporated in the text

Description

From reviews of the First Edition:

• 'Being a concise introduction to the principles of neuropathology is a goal this book accomplishes admirably.' -Annals of Neurology
• 'Unquestionably valuable as a reference text.' -Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• 'A fine treatise which truly reflects the current knowledge of the discipline with a strong emphasis on morphologic aspects.' -Brain Pathology
• 'An excellent current reference work on neuropathology for practitioners in the various clinical and basic neurosciences.' -Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

The thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this highly praised book features new chapters on laboratory methods, neuroimaging and Alzheimer's Disease.

Readership: Neurologists and pathologists

Contents/contributors

• 1 Nelson & Pearl: Introduction to neuropathology
• 2 Nelson: Elements of CT and MR neuroimaging
• 3 Nelson: Developmental and perinatal neuropathology
• 4 Bauserman & Naul: Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases of the central nervous system
• 5 Rushing: Viral infections and prion diseases of the central nervous system (excluding retroviral diseases)
• 6 Petito: Neuropathology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• 7 Garcia & Mena: Injuries to the brain and spinal cord associated with ischemia
• 8 Petito: Cerebrovascular disease
• 9 Case: Central nervous system trauma
• 10 Powell & Schochet: Intoxications and metabolic diseases of the central nervous system
• 11 Hansen: Neurodegenrative diseases (excluding Alzheimer's Disease)
• 12 Nelson: Alzheimer's Disease
• 13 Schmidt: Diseases of CNS myelin
• 14 Nelson & Burger: Introduction to neurooncology
• 15 McKeever: Laboratory methods of brain tumor analysis
• 16 Parisi & Mena: CNS tumors
• 17 Rorke: Embryonal tumors of the CNS
• 18 Scheithauer: Pituitary tumors and related lesions
• 19 Giannini & Scheithauer: Tumors of the peripheral nervous system (Including the Craniospinal Nerve Roots)
• 20 Nelson: Inherited Tumor Syndromes involving the nervous system
• 21 Kim: Pathology of non-neoplastic, regional disorders of the spinal cord
• 22 Schmidt: Non-neoplastic diseases of the peripheral nervous system
• 23 Heffner: Neuromuscular diseases