Principles and practice of neuropathology / / edited by James S. Nelson [and others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828807503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• ISBN: 0-19-770840-4; 1-280-53030-8; 9786610530304; 0-19-802907-1; 1-4237-8476-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Disciplina: 616.8/047
• Soggetti: Nervous system - Diseases; Nervous system - Pathophysiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 1993.; Previously issued in print: 2003.
• 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 thoroughly updated second edition of this book features new chapters on laboratory methods, neuroimaging and Alzheimer's Disease. A concise introduction to the principles of neuropathology, the text reflects current knowledge of the discipline with a strong emphasis on morphologic aspects.