Escourolle and Poirier's Manual of Basic Neuropathology [Paperback]

This manual provides a brief summary of disorders of the nervous system, or brain. The nervous system is critical for all sensations and movements, as well as memory and cognition, providing the basis for the human interactions with the environment. The Manual covers all of these disorders, with separate chapters on each major category of disease. Alzheimer disease with impairment of memory and cognition, and Parkinson disease with its prominent movement disorder symptoms, are discussed as forms of neurodegeneration. Head injuries and the long-term consequences of repeated head trauma, such as that seen in boxers and football players, are discussed as brain trauma. Tumors, including glioblastoma, are summarized with the newest classification arising from the World Health Organization's 2021 classification system.Escourolle and Poirier's Manual of Basic Neuropathologyhas a long-standing tradition of providing complete and concise descriptions of the principal diseases of the nervous system, limiting clinicopathological correlations and pathophysiological considerations to the essential principles. With a target audience of professionals hoping to gain their first detailed understanding of the pathology underlying neurologic disease, the manual assumes that the reader has familiarity with the basic concepts of neuroanatomy, histology and general principles of pathology, as well as the basic principles of clinical neurology. As a result, the manual has been very popular with physicians wanting a brief introductory text, including residents in pathology, neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. The Manual is also popular with staff pathologists and neurologists, neuroscientists, and even some medical students with interests in clinical neurosciences.In the face of remarkable advances in basic neuroscience, molecular biology, and genetics, which are fields of research that have direct impact on neuropathology, the seventh edition provides a critical update thalď