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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.8047 EAN: 9780750674058 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0750674059 Label: Butterworth-Heinemann Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: December 05, 2003 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The purpose of this manual is to present in a clear, concise, and didactic manner, and illustrate with images in color and with schemes, the broad range of different lesions that affect the nervous system and how diagnosis is reached. After a general description of the basic macroscopic and microscopic changes specific to the nervous system, the different pathological processes which affect the nervous system, i.e., tumors, trauma, strokes, infections, prion diseases, degenerative processes, acquired and hereditary metabolic disorders and developmental malformations, are described. Specific chapters are devoted to epilepsy and the pathology of peripheral nerves, skeletal muscle and pituitary. Each chapter has been written by internationally recognized experts in the field, and provides updated information including genetic as well as basic technical and practical data. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great textbook for Neurology residency trainingThis is a great neuropathology textbook for those training in clinical neurology. I'll try to explain my point. Due to the evolution in the clinical neurology field, nowadays neuropathology is not as important as it was 40-60 years ago (when some of our teachers-- clinical neurologists -- were training). Do not get me wrong, neuropathology is still important in the training of neurology specialists today, but with all the different paraclinical sources of information available to the ... Read More Rating:  - definitely the best of the affordable neuropathology review This is the 4th edition based on Escourolle and Poirier's original Manuel de Neuropathologie - a comprehensive manual that covers all of the essential topics in pathology of the nervous system. Most importantly, it includes a bounty of colored slides which is essential to any pathology textbook, I believe. Excellent coverage of tumors, muscle, metabolic, and infectious, among the other various topics covered in succinct, well-written chapters. There are other more comprehensive neuropath texts out ... Read More 
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