Product Description The most comprehensive book on this subject, this essential resource explores diagnostic and differential diagnostic criteria for all neoplastic, inflammatory, and infectious diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. Inside the 4th Edition, readers will find expanded coverage of infectious and inflammatory diseases*the latest knowledge on dementia and seizures*new information on the molecular and pathogenetic aspects of brain tumors*and many other vital updates! Emphasizes anatomical considerations, helping readers study specimens based on anatomical positions and greatly facilitating the study of lesions. Provides abundant illustrations, including photomicrographs, electron micrographs, and line drawings, all in full colour. Two new chapters: (Chapter 5) The Brain-Stereotactically-Directed Needle Biopsy and (Chaper 6) The Brain-Surgery for Seizures. Includes new or expanded coverage of infectious and inflammatory diseases, rare prion diseases and dementia. Revises and updates the brain tumour section to include new entities and to detail the relation of brain tumours to the underlying molecular and pathogenetic features associated with these diseases. About the Author Peter Burger, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Bernd W. Scheithauer, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and F. Stephen Vogel, MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC