This book is a guide to neuropathological methods, aimed primarily at apprentice neuropathologists and general pathologists with an interest in neuropathological methods. It contains a certain amount of descriptive matter, which overlaps with conventional texts in neuropathology books, but it is not--nor is it intended to be--comprehensive. There are several occasions where the authors supply theoretical or speculative remarks based on their observations, and usually these concern matters that are neglected in standard neuropathology textbooks. Chapter headings correspond for the most part to the immediate questions facing the neuropathologist in the post-mortem room, such as 'What had caused this patient's epilepsy?' or 'Why was he so weak?' or 'Why did he suddenly die, after what seemed to be a successful procedure?'