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Fundamentals of Sensorineural Auditory Pathology
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BOOK REVIEWS
Patholog) (1977), 9, July
It is a practical book for the diagnostic histopathologist and the author has achieved his object. J . H . Little
Fundamentals of Sensorineural Auditory Pathology, WILLIAM B. DUBLIN. 1976. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. 229 pp., illustrated. US$22.00. As the title shows, this book is highly specialized being entirely devoted to the neuropathology of the auditory system. The author is a recognized authority in this field and his bringing together of the available information on auditory neuropathology under one cover is a welcome contribution. The book has eight chapters beginning with ‘Methods’ which are concerned with modern techniques of preparation of the temporal bones for microscopy. Next there is a review of developmental anatomy of the cochlear and relevant areas of the central nervous system and chapters on anatomical principles with pathological applications, developmental abnormalities, infections, injuries, tumours and metabolic disorders follow. The book is well illustrated and the bibliography is comprehensive. The text is lucid and the author has been careful to avoid conjecture and supposition by clearly defining the limits of current knowledge. Due to improved technology and the greater interest of neuropathologists in this field over the past decade, much new information has accumulated. I t is therefore timely to have this subject predigested and presented in a small monograph. The book is recommended as a reference to those interested in the auditory system, clinically and in the laboratory. It is too specialized to be of wider use, but it does deserve a place in medical libraries. B. A . Kakulas Bihliogruplry of’ Austrulian Medicine 1790-1900, EDWARD FORD. 1976. Sydney University Press. 348 pp., illustrated. A$30.00. Although this book cannot in all honesty be considered as coming under the broad classification of ‘Pathology’, for the reasons which will become clear, it is considered appropriate to review it in this journal. Sir Edward Ford has in previous years practised pathology for, as many senior Australian pathologists will remember, he was Officer Commanding the first Mobile Laboratory with the A.I.F. in the Middle East and later Director of Hygiene, Pathology and Entomology to the A.M.F. The many stories about him are spectacular, bizarre and not all apocryphal. Sir Edward was elected an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1971. This book is the culmination of many years’ indulgence in an all-consuming hobby and I’ve no doubt it is as complete as can be. It covers the years from 1790 to 1900 and is complementary to Sir John Ferguson’s Bihliography of Austruliu as medical material was purposely omitted from that work. Sir Edward acknowledges Sir John’s kindly persuasion, tuition and help in the preparation of the present publication. Pathology as a separate discipline had scarcely appeared before the end of the period covered but we can find mention of Harry Allen, the first Professor of Pathology at
BOOK REVIEWS
Patholog) (1977), 9, July
It is a practical book for the diagnostic histopathologist and the author has achieved his object. J . H . Little
Fundamentals of Sensorineural Auditory Pathology, WILLIAM B. DUBLIN. 1976. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. 229 pp., illustrated. US$22.00. As the title shows, this book is highly specialized being entirely devoted to the neuropathology of the auditory system. The author is a recognized authority in this field and his bringing together of the available information on auditory neuropathology under one cover is a welcome contribution. The book has eight chapters beginning with ‘Methods’ which are concerned with modern techniques of preparation of the temporal bones for microscopy. Next there is a review of developmental anatomy of the cochlear and relevant areas of the central nervous system and chapters on anatomical principles with pathological applications, developmental abnormalities, infections, injuries, tumours and metabolic disorders follow. The book is well illustrated and the bibliography is comprehensive. The text is lucid and the author has been careful to avoid conjecture and supposition by clearly defining the limits of current knowledge. Due to improved technology and the greater interest of neuropathologists in this field over the past decade, much new information has accumulated. I t is therefore timely to have this subject predigested and presented in a small monograph. The book is recommended as a reference to those interested in the auditory system, clinically and in the laboratory. It is too specialized to be of wider use, but it does deserve a place in medical libraries. B. A . Kakulas Bihliogruplry of’ Austrulian Medicine 1790-1900, EDWARD FORD. 1976. Sydney University Press. 348 pp., illustrated. A$30.00. Although this book cannot in all honesty be considered as coming under the broad classification of ‘Pathology’, for the reasons which will become clear, it is considered appropriate to review it in this journal. Sir Edward Ford has in previous years practised pathology for, as many senior Australian pathologists will remember, he was Officer Commanding the first Mobile Laboratory with the A.I.F. in the Middle East and later Director of Hygiene, Pathology and Entomology to the A.M.F. The many stories about him are spectacular, bizarre and not all apocryphal. Sir Edward was elected an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1971. This book is the culmination of many years’ indulgence in an all-consuming hobby and I’ve no doubt it is as complete as can be. It covers the years from 1790 to 1900 and is complementary to Sir John Ferguson’s Bihliography of Austruliu as medical material was purposely omitted from that work. Sir Edward acknowledges Sir John’s kindly persuasion, tuition and help in the preparation of the present publication. Pathology as a separate discipline had scarcely appeared before the end of the period covered but we can find mention of Harry Allen, the first Professor of Pathology at