Author | : David N. Louis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Central nervous system |
ISBN | : 9781933477084 |
..'Nearly all texts on surgical neuropathology rightly focus on neoplastic diseases, given their common occurrence. Indeed most discussions of non-neoplastic diseases are found in textbooks geared toward general neuropathology which are not often consulted by surgical pathologists. This text was created to fill that void..' CONTENTS: Microscopic Neuroanatomy * Microscopic Neuropathology * Technical Considerations in the Handling of Surgical Specimens * Diagnostic Approach to Brain Biopsy Interpretation * Ischemia Infarct and Intracerebral Hemorrhage * Vascular Disorders * Infectious Diseases * Inflammatory Diseases * Demyelinating Diseases * Dementia * Trauma * Metabolic Diseases * Seizure Disorders and Malformations * Reaction to Neoplasms and Antineoplastic Therapies