The Oxford Textbook of Neurohaematology serves as a comprehensive guide to the range of neurological conditions linked to both malignant and classical haematological diseases. This essential resource covers various haematological disorders that affect the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems.
The book is structured into three distinct sections. The first section delves into neurological conditions related to malignant haematological diseases. It opens with chapters addressing primary haematological malignancies of the nervous system, including primary central nervous system lymphomas and vitreoretinal lymphoma, alongside rare malignancies like Hodgkin disease and lymphoproliferative disorders. Following this, readers will find a chapter on histiocytic tumors impacting the central nervous system, focusing on Langerhans and non-Langerhans histiocytoses. This section concludes with detailed coverage of the neurological complications arising from systemic myeloid and lymphoid malignancies.
The second section shifts attention to the neurological complications resulting from treatments for haematological malignancies, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy—specifically chimeric antigen receptor T cells. The final section encompasses chapters on neurological complications linked to classical haematological diseases, such as disorders of red blood cells (like sickle cell anemia), platelet and coagulation disorders (notably immune thrombocytopenia), and white blood cell disorders (including hyperviscosity syndrome).
Edited by top experts in the field, this textbook is an invaluable resource for neurologists, haematologists, oncologists, and allied health professionals, aiding them in the management of haematological diseases and their neurological implications.
