Forensic NeuropathologyOver the past 30 years, as both forensic pathology and neuropathology have grown in sophistication, the two specialties have forged a heightened level of interaction. Reflecting the vast increase in knowledge and scientific progress in the past two decades, Forensic Neuropathology, Second Edition examines the new developments that have arisen since |
Contents
Foreword | xix |
Preface | xxi |
Acknowledgments | xxv |
The Author | xxvii |
Contributors | xxix |
Chapter 1 Pathology and Neuropathology in the Forensic Setting | xxxi |
Chapter 2 Scientific Evidence and the Courts | lvii |
Chapter 3 Forensic Aspects of Adult General Neuropathology | cix |
Chapter 4 General Forensic Neuropathology of Infants and Children | 5 |
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