Principles and practice of neuropathology / edited by James S. Nelson ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, James S., 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Nervous system--Pathophysiology.

Nervous System Diseases--pathology.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases--pathology.

Physical Description:

xii, 593 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Neuropathology

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

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.

Contents:

2. Elements of CT and MR Neuroimaging / James S. Nelson 21

3. Developmental and Perinatal Neuropathology / James S. Nelson 24

4. Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System / Steven C. Bauserman, L. Gill Naul 45

5. Viral Infections and Prion Diseases of the Central Nervous System (Excluding Retroviral Diseases) / Elisabeth J. Rushing 78

6. Neuropathology of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Carol K. Petito 95

7. Injuries to the Brain and Spinal Cord Associated with Ischemia / Julio H. Garcia, Hernando Mena 112

8. Cerebrovascular Disease / Carol K. Petito 122

9. Central Nervous System Trauma / Mary E.S. Case 140

10. Intoxications and Metabolic Diseases of the Central Nervous System / Suzanne Z. Powell, Sydney S. Schochet, Jr. 176

11. Neurodegenerative Diseases (Excluding Alzheimer's Disease) / Lawrence A. Hansen 220

12. Alzheimer's Disease / James S. Nelson 238

13. Diseases of CNS Myelin / Robert E. Schmidt 246

14. Introduction to Neurooncology / James S. Nelson, Peter Burger 267

15. Laboratory Methods of Brain Tumor Analysis / Paul E. McKeever 272

16. CNS Tumors (Excluding Pituitary, PNET, and Embryonal Tumors) / Joseph E. Parisi, Hernando Mena, Bernd W. Scheithauer 298

17. Embryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System / Lucy B. Rorke 383

18. Pituitary Tumors and Related Lesions / Bernd W. Scheithauer 396

19. Tumors of the Peripheral Nervous System (Including the Craniospinal Nerve Roots) / Caterina Giannini, Bernd W. Scheithauer 425

20. Inherited Tumor Syndromes Involving the Nervous System / James S. Nelson 448

21. Pathology of Non-Neoplastic, Regional Disorders of the Spinal Cord / Ronald C. Kim 459

22. Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System / Robert E. Schmidt 497

23. Neuromuscular Diseases / Reid R. Heffner, Jr. 525.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195125894

OCLC:

50339998