Principles and Practice of Neuropathology

by Nelson, James S.; Mena, Hernando; Parisi, Joseph E.; Schochet, Sydney S.

• ISBN13: 9780195125894
• ISBN10: 0195125894
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

From reviews of the First Edition: "Being a concise introduction to the principles of neruopathology is a goal this book accomplishes admirably." Annals of Neurology; "unquestionably valuable as a reference text" Arch Path Lab Med; "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.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Introduction to Neuropathology	1	(20)
James S. Nelson
Gary S. Pearl
Elements of CT and MR Neuroimaging	21	(3)
James S. Nelson
Developmental and Perinatal Neuropathology	24	(21)
James S. Nelson
Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System	45	(33)
Steven C. Bauserman
L. Gill Naul
Viral Infections and Prion Diseases of the Central Nervous System (Excluding Retroviral Diseases)	78	(17)
Elisabeth J. Rushing
Neuropathology of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	95	(17)
Carol K. Petito
Injuries to the Brain and Spinal Cord Associated with Ischemia	112	(10)
Julio H. Garcia
Hernando Mena
Cerebrovascular Disease	122	(18)
Carol K. Petito
Central Nervous System Trauma	140	(36)
Mary E.S. Case
Intoxications and Metabolic Diseases of the Central Nervous System	176	(44)
Suzanne Z. Powell
Sydney S. Schochet, Jr.
Neurodegenerative Diseases (Excluding Alzheimer's Disease)	220	(18)
Lawrence A. Hansen
Alzheimer's Disease	238	(8)
James S. Nelson
Diseases of CNS Myelin	246	(21)
Robert E. Schmidt
Introduction to Neurooncology	267	(5)
James S. Nelson
Peter Burger
Laboratory Methods of Brain Tumor Analysis	272	(26)
Paul E. McKeever
CNS Tumors (Excluding Pituitary, PNET, and Embryonal Tumors)	298	(85)
Joseph E. Parisi
Hernando Mena
Bernd W. Scheithauer
Embryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System	383	(13)
Lucy B. Rorke
Pituitary Tumors and Related Lesions	396	(29)
Bernd W. Scheithauer
Tumors of the Peripheral Nervous System (Including the Craniospinal Nerve Roots)	425	(23)
Caterina Giannini
Bernd W. Scheithauer
Inherited Tumor Syndromes Involving the Nervous System	448	(11)
James S. Nelson
Pathology of Non-Neoplastic, Regional Disorders of the Spinal Cord	459	(38)
Ronald C. Kim
Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System	497	(28)
Robert E. Schmidt
Neuromuscular Diseases	525	(54)
Reid R. Heffner, Jr.
Index	579