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Textbook of neuropathology

editors, Richard L. Davis, David M. Robertson

Williams & Wilkins, c1997

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The Third Edition of this renowned text addresses a wide range of normal and pathological conditions of the nervous system, excluding neoplasia. The editors provide a current, readable look at neuropathology, including modern diagnostic methods such as molecular biology. "...recommend it to every medical library and department of pathology and neurology." - Modern Pathology, May 1997. "...belongs on the bookshelves of all those studying or working in the field of neuropathology." - American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 1997

Table of Contents

  • eurons and astrocytes
  • the ependyma and choroid plexus
  • oligodendrocytes and central nervous system myelin
  • microglia
  • the meninges and their reaction of injury
  • choroid plexus, cerebrospinal fluid, hydrocephalus and cerebral oedema
  • central nervous system herniation phenomenon
  • congenital malformations of the nervous system
  • perinatal neuropathology
  • pathology of epilepsy
  • metabolic disease
  • exogenous toxic-metabolic diseases including vitamin deficiency
  • nervous system manifestations of systemic disease
  • demyelinating diseases
  • circulatory disorders and their effects on the brain
  • neurologic infections due to bacteria, fungi and parasites
  • viral infections of the nervous system
  • degenerative diseases of the nervous system
  • cerebrospinal trauma
  • peripheral nerve pathology.

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