Essential forensic neuropathology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Troncoso, Juan C., Rubio, Ana, 1957-, Fowler, David R.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]
Subjects:	Forensic neurology. Nervous system > Diseases. Forensic Pathology > methods. Autopsy > methods. Central Nervous System > pathology. Central Nervous System Diseases > pathology. Trauma, Nervous System > pathology.

Table of Contents:

Methods in forensic neuropathology
Brief review of the anatomy of the head, spine, brain, and spinal cord
External examination of the head, neck and spine
Basic traumatic injuries and definition of common lesions
Biomechanics of injury
Traumatic brain injuries and dural hemorrhages
Traumatic lesions of the brain
Brain edema, increased intracranial pressure, and herniations
Projectile and explosive injuries of the central nervous system
Vascular diseases in forensic neuropathology
Global vascular and metabolic injuries of the brain
Lesions of the spinal cord
Forensic aspects of brain tumors
Sudden death of central nervous system origin in adults
Sudden unexpected infant deaths
Neuropathology of brain trauma in infants and children
Ophthalmic pathologic findings in infantile traumatic brain injury
Infections of the central nervous system
Diseases of myelin
Neurodegenerative diseases-- Elder abuse and neglect
Intoxications
New applications of postmortem neuroradiology in the forensic investigation of death
Artifacts and mimickers.