Developmental Neuropathology presents for the first time a dual approach to the wide range of disorders which affect the developing brain of pre- and post-natal life, stressing the genetic and molecular mechanisms but recognizing that the practising neuropathologist and paediatric pathologist need cogent and logical guidance when tackling the extraordinary range of pathologic change which affects the developing CNS. Contents: MALFORMATIONS - Forebrain Patterning Defects * Cell Migration and Specification Disorders * Cerebellum Hindbrain and Spinal Patterning Defects * Anomalies of Cerebral Vasculature * Hydrocephalus * Chromosaomal Changes. SECONDARY MALFORMATIONS AND DESTRUCTIVE PATHOLOGIES - Disruptions of Development * Specific Destructive Disorders * SIDS. METABOLIC AND EXOGENOUS TOXINS. METABOLIC DISORDERS INFECTIOUS DISEASES