Atlas of Neuropathology: High-Resolution Diagnostic Imaging, Tumor Classification, Neurodegenerative Findings, and Histologic Pattern Recognition for

By Marcus T Whitfield MD

Every case in surgical neuropathology arrives with the same quiet pressure: a limited biopsy, an anxious surgical team, and a diagnosis that will determine a patient's entire treatment course. Reactive gliosis can mimic a low-grade glioma. A metastasis can mimic a primary CNS tumor. A rapidly progressive dementia can hide a prion disease behind a picture that looks, at first glance, like ordinary Alzheimer pathology.

Getting it wrong costs more than an amended report. It costs a patient the correct surgery, the correct chemotherapy regimen, or the correct counseling about a fatal, transmissible disease.

Atlas of Neuropathology was written to close that gap. Across 25 chapters and more than 150,000 words, this 2026 edition walks the working pathologist through the complete diagnostic toolkit: specimen handling and frozen section technique, the full immunohistochemical and molecular panel behind every WHO CNS5 integrated diagnosis, and chapter-by-chapter coverage of diffuse gliomas, meningiomas, embryonal tumors, nerve sheath tumors, CNS lymphoma, and metastatic disease.

The neurodegenerative section alone covers Alzheimer disease, Lewy body disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, motor neuron disease, and prion disease in the level of histologic and molecular detail a sign-out actually requires. Cerebrovascular pathology, demyelinating disease, CNS infection, trauma, pediatric neuropathology, peripheral nerve and muscle pathology, and epilepsy surgical pathology round out a genuinely comprehensive reference.

50+ figures rendered as high-resolution, fully labeled diagnostic illustrations, one to two per chapterClinical Pearl boxes distilling the single detail that changes a differentialCase Vignettes walking through real diagnostic reasoning from presentation to final integrated diagnosisComparison tables built for the bench, not just the classroom

A QR code on the final page links directly to a companion video course of more than 60 curated lecture videos organized into learning modules that mirror the book itself, letting the reader move between text and moving image without losing their place.

Whether preparing for board examination, training a fellow, or simply reaching for a fast, reliable answer at the microscope, Atlas of Neuropathology is built to stay open on the bench.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8S11PFP
• ISBN13: 9798187227211
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"