Neuropathology
The Diagnostic Approach
Published on 5. August 1997
Book
Hardback
824 pages
978-0-8151-5562-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a very practical, comprehensive reference source on the pathology of diseases of the nervous system with the emphasis throughout on how to make a diagnosis. It consists of 17 chapters, each dealing with the diagnosis of a particular neurologic disease. All chapters aim to address the needs of the practising general pathologist, rather than the specialised neuropathologist. It is an ideal daily reference resource on pathology of neurologic diseases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Pathologists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons.
Illustrations
759 ills
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
2595 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-5562-1 (9780815155621)
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Content
Cerebral spinal fluid - cytology; tumours - applications of light microscopic methods; tumours - applications of ultrastructural methods; tumours - applications of immunocytochemical methods; tumours of the pituitary region; vascular diseases; bacterial, fungal, protozoal and parasitic infections; viral infections; AIDS and the central nervous system; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases); forensic neuropathology; microscopic criteria to determine gestational age of the foetal and neonatal brain; perinatal hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy - neuropathological features; neurodegenerative disease - biopsy diagnosis in children; dementias and other neurodegenerative diseases; demyelinating disorders and leukodystrophies; diseases of skeletal muscle; peripheral neuropathies.