BookDavid A. Hilton, Aditya G. Shivane.
Summary: This book provides the reader with an up-to-date, practical and succinct overview of basic neuropathology. It does not replace large reference textbooks in neuropathology but emphasizes key concepts and basic principles including recent advances, genetics and classification, and discusses important aspects of specific neuropathological disorders. It also gives practical hints on aspects of neuropathology, including how to best use the neuropathology service and interpret the results of pathological tests. The reader will gain a sufficiently broad basic knowledge of neuropathology which will be of use in their future clinical careers.Neuropathology Simplified is aimed at trainees and residents in neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry around the world. It may also be of use to basic scientists involved in neuroscience research and also to general histopathology trainees and residents.
Contents:
Normal Histology and Commonly Used Stains
Basic Pathologic Reactions
Requesting and Interpreting Pathological Tests
Vascular Diseases
Infections
Tumours of Nervous System
Demyelinating Diseases
Epilepsy
Skeletal Muscle Diseases
Peripheral Nerve Diseases
Metabolic, Toxic and Nutritional Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Trauma
Paediatric Diseases
Autopsy.