Editors: Anthony Yachnis, MD and Marie L. Rivera-Zengotita, MD
Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 351 pages
Book Review by: Nano Khilnani

This book is a practical review of a range of nervous system diseases, with their clinical and pathological features presented and discussed. The editors write that their purposes in developing this volume are:

  • To provide quick reference via bulleted summaries of key facts that are supported by multiple representative photographs on topics of interest in the major areas of neuropathology
  • To provide rapid access to a range of nervous system disorders for trainees and practitioners

It is essentially a practical reference created by trainees for trainees that Dr. Yachnis hopes “will be of ‘high-yield’ to current and future pathologists and clinicians in the medical neurosciences,” as he writes in the Acknowledgements section.

This book contains 54 chapters organized into ten sections. The material was authored by the Drs. Yachnis and Rivera-Zengotita – the editors of this volume – and six neuropathology trainees (named at the end of this book review) at the University of Florida.

The ten sections of this book are:

  1. Basic Reactions
  2. Developmental Disorders
  3. Cerebrovascular Disorders
  4. Trauma
  5. Brain Tumors
  6. Infectious Diseases
  7. Neurodegenerative Disorders
  8. Demyelinating Diseases
  9. Toxic, Nutritional, Metabolic Diseases
  10. Neuromuscular Disorders

Within the chapters you will find a large number of images of the various disorders as you study their features and derive other information on them. These images are not only black-and-white and color drawings, illustrations, and x-rays, but also actual photos of anatomical parts

These are some of the benefits of using this book:

  • Find information quickly and easily with a template, easy-to-reference format
  • Confirm your diagnoses with excellent color photographs that demonstrate the classic appearance of each disease
  • Find the answers you need fast with concise, bulleted text
  • Depend on authoritative information from specialists in the field
  • Access the full text online, perform quick searches, and download images from the website stated below.

One of the most useful features of medical texts in today’s technology-facilitated world is online access to information. The contents of this entire textbook can be accessed online.

To access the online resources, go to www.ExpertConsult.com and do the following:

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  • Click the title of this book under My Titles

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Another set of online resources is available to you on www.ClinicalKey.com. Go to the inside back cover of your book to read the benefits available to you.

For better patient care, you can do smart and fast searches for information on the above-mentioned site. Unlike a conventional search engine, ClinicalKey is specifically designed to serve doctors by providing three core components:

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This is an excellent print and online resource on neuropathology.

Editors:
Anthony T. Yachnis, MD is Professor and Chief of the Neuropathology Section in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Marie L. Rivera-Zengotita, MD is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.

Contributors:
Kelly Garland Devers, MD is a Neuropathology Fellow in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Kyle M. Fargen, MD, MPH is a Neurosurgery Resident in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Jennifer a Jeung, MD is a Senior Pathology Resident in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Christine Lin, MD is a Dermatology Fellow in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Matthew Simmons, MD is a Fellow in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Dara N Wakefield, MD is a Hematopathology Fellow in the Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama.