Neuropathology

Basic reactions -- Cerebral edema -- Hydrocephalus -- Herniations -- Developmental disorders -- Malformations -- Acquired developmental defects -- Cerebrovascular disorders -- Cerebral ischemia and hypertensive changes -- Intracranial aneurysms -- Vascular malformations -- Vasculitis -- Inherited cerebrovascular diseases -- Trauma -- Closed vs open (penetrating) head trauma -- Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage -- Brain tumors -- Diffuse gliomas-astrocytic -- Diffuse gliomas-oligdendroglial -- Other astrocytic tumors -- Ependymomas and subependymoma -- Tumors with ependymal-like features -- Choroid plexus tumors -- Neuronal and glioneuronal tumors -- Embryonal (primitive) neuroepithelial tumors -- Meningiomas (tumors of the meninges) -- Nerve sheath tumors -- Pineal parenchymal tumors -- Germ cell tumors of the central nervous system -- Hemangioblastoma -- Sellar and suprasellar tumors -- Primary melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system -- Central nervous system cysts -- Metastatic brain tumors -- Tumors of the skull base -- Infectious diseases -- Bacterial infections -- Mycoses -- Parasitic infections -- Viral infections -- Neuropathology of AIDS -- Prion diseases -- Neurodegenerative disorders -- Alzheimer's disease -- Frontotemporal lobar degenerations and related tauopathies -- Frontotemporal lobar degenerations with ubiquitin-inclusions (FTLD-U/FTLD-MND (TDP-43) -- Parkinson's disease and related alpha-synucleinopathies -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- Triple-repeat inherited neurodegenerations -- Neuroaxonal dystrophies -- Vascular dementia and Binswanger disease -- Demyelinating diseases -- Multiple sclerosis -- Acute disseminated leukoencephalitis -- Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (Hurst Disease) -- Tumefactive demyelinating lesions (TDL) -- Toxic, nutritional, metabolic diseases -- Toxic injury -- Nutritional diseases -- Metabolic diseases -- Neuromuscular disorders -- Peripheral nerve disease -- Skeletal muscle diseases.

Save time diagnosing neuropathology specimens with Neuropathology, part of the growing High-Yield Pathology Series. Dr. Anthony Yachnis and Dr. Marie Rivera-Zengotita help you review the key features of neuropathology specimens, recognize the classic look of each disease, and quickly confirm your diagnosis. A logical format, excellent color photographs, concise bulleted text, and authoritative content will help you accurately identify hundreds of discrete disease entities. Find information quickly and easily with a templated, easy-