Escourolle and Poirier's Manual of Basic Neuropathology

Now in its sixth edition, Escourolle & Poirier Manual of Basic Neuropathology continues the tradition of being one of the most respected texts in neuropathology by providing an introduction to the diseases of the nervous system and their underlying pathology. This thorough, yet concise manual covers the full spectrum of categories of neurologic disease, including neoplasia, trauma, vascular disease, and infection, with separate chapters on prion diseases, multiple sclerosis, degenerative disorders, acquired metabolic diseases, hereditary metabolic diseases, congenital malformations, perinatal diseases, skeletal muscle, peripheral nerve, and the pituitary gland. The last chapter covers traditional and current techniques in Neuropathology. Richly illustrated throughout, with over 700 macroscopic and microscopic images of lesions of the nervous system, including tumors, stroke, infection, degeneration, and malformations among, this new edition of the classic monograph is an easy-to-use manual for any student, trainee, researcher, or practitioner seeking basic information on neuropathology.

Used for decades in all fields related to brain and neuromuscular disease-including neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, neuroradiology, neuroendocrinology, neuropathology, pathology, and neuroscience- Escourolle & Poirier Manual of Basic Neuropathology continues to be one of the most respected short introductions to this topic. This new version has been completely rewritten and expanded to include important updates in genetics and molecular biology, reflective of the important and most recent discoveries guiding understanding of pathogenesis and treatment of these diseases in both children and adults.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Martin A. Samuels
Preface to Sixth Edition
Contributors List
Chapter 1
BASIC PATHOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Pedro Ciarlini, Danielle Seilhean, Umberto De Girolami, Françoise Gray
Chapter 2
TUMORS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Keith Ligon, Sandro Santagata, and Franck Bielle
Chapter 3
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TRAUMA
Colin Smith and R. Ross Reichard
Chapter 4
VASCULAR DISEASES
Jean-Jacques Hauw, Steve Feske, Pierre Amarenco, and Umberto De Girolami
Chapter 5
INFECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Fabrice Chretien, Gregory Jouvion, Kum Thong Wong, and Leroy R. Sharer
Chapter 6
HUMAN PRION DISEASES
James W. Ironside
Chapter 7
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DEMYELINATING DISEASES
Hans Lassmann and Danielle Seilhean
Chapter 8
PATHOLOGY OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Charles Duyckaerts
Chapter 9
AQUIRED DISEASES OF THE NREVOUS SYSTEM
Leila Chimelli and Françoise Gray
Chapter 10
HEREDITARY METABOLIC DISEASES
Douglas C. Anthony and Hans H. Goebel
Chapter 11
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AND PERINATAL DISEASE
Homa Adle-Biassette, Brian Harding, and Jeff Golden
Chapter 12
PATHOLOGY OF SKELETAL MUSCLE
Romain Gherardi, Anthony A. Amato, Hart Lidov, and Umberto De Girolami
Chapter 13
PATHOLOGY OF PERIPHERAL NERVE
Jean-Michel Vallat, Douglas C. Anthony, and Umberto De Girolami
Chapter 14
DISEASES OF PITUITARY GLAND
Vânia Nosé, Sandro Santagata, and and Edward Laws
Appendix : BRIEF SURVEY OF NEUROPATHOLOGY TECHNIQUES
David Meredith

Francoise Gray, MD, University Paris, Edited by Charles Duyckaerts, MD, Pitie-Salpetriere, and Edited by Umberto de Girolami, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital - Francoise Gray is Head of the Department of Pathology and Pole of Biology, Radiology, and at Hôpital Lariboisière. He is also Professor of Pathology at the University Paris-7 in Paris, France. Charles Duyckaerts is Professor of Pathology at Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris, France. Umberto de Girolami is a Professor in the Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.