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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451571203321

Titolo

Principles and practice of neuropathology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Nelson ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-53030-8

9786610530304

0-19-802907-1

1-4237-8476-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (608 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NelsonJames S. <1933->

Disciplina

616.8/047

Soggetti

Nervous system - Diseases

Nervous system - Pathophysiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction to Neuropathology; 2. Elements of CT and MR Neuroimaging; 3. Developmental and Perinatal Neuropathology; 4. Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System; 5. Viral Infections and Prion Diseases of the Central Nervous System (Excluding Retroviral Diseases); 6. Neuropathology of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; 7. Injuries to the Brain and Spinal Cord Associated with Ischemia; 8. Cerebrovascular Disease; 9. Central Nervous System Trauma; 10. Intoxications and Metabolic Diseases of the Central Nervous System

11. Neurodegenerative Diseases (Excluding Alzheimer's Disease)12. Alzheimer's Disease; 13. Diseases of CNS Myelin; 14. Introduction to Neurooncology; 15. Laboratory Methods of Brain Tumor Analysis; 16. CNS Tumors (Excluding Pituitary, PNET, and Embryonal Tumors); 17. Embryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System; 18. Pituitary Tumors and Related Lesions; 19. Tumors of the Peripheral Nervous System (Including the Craniospinal Nerve Roots); 20. Inherited Tumor Syndromes Involving the Nervous System; 21. Pathology of Non-Neoplastic, Regional Disorders of the Spinal Cord



22. Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System23. Neuromuscular Diseases; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The revised second edition of this book features chapters on laboratory methods, neuroimaging and Alzheimer's Disease.