This book is concerned with practical aspects of neuropathology and is aimed at practising general pathologists, forensic pathologists
and neuropathologists. The emphasis is on subjects that are not well covered in standard pathologytexts. The chapters provide guidelines
on the investigation of head injury (including suspected non-accidental injury in children), sudden unexplained death in adults, prion diseases, infections and vascular diseases of the
nervous system, CNS lymphomas, dementia, and disorders of nerve and muscle. All of the chapters include guidelines on the conduct of autopsies in these disorders andthe book contains an appendix with clear diagrams and advice on the sampling of brain tissue at autopsy.

INDICE: Autopsy appraoch to CNS infections. Cerebrovascular disease practical issues in surgical and autopsy pathology.Head
injury in routine and forensic pathological practice.Sudden unexplained death in adults.Post-mortem investigation of dementia: a
practical approach.Investigation of prion diseases.Autopsy investigation of disorders of skeletal muscle and peripheral nerves. Lymphoma and the nervous system.Appendix.