1. Anatomy of the head and neck / Peter H. Dangerfield -- 2. Techniques / Helen L. Whitwell -- 3. Scalp, facial and gunshot injuries / Christopher M. Milroy -- 4. Adult skull fractures / Philip D. Lumb and Helen L. Whitwell -- 5. Intracranial haematomas : extradural and subdural / Helen L. Whitwell -- 6. Subarachnoid haemorrhage and cerebro-vascular pathology / Helen L. Whitwell and Christopher M. Milroy -- 7. Contusional brain injury and intracerebral haemorrhage : traumatic and non-traumatic / Helen L. Whitwell -- 8. Primary traumatic brain injury. Jennian F. Geddes -- 9. Brain swelling and oedema, raised intracranial pressure, and the non-perfused brain / Helen L. Whitwell -- 10. Spinal injuries / Damianos E. Sakas and Helen L. Whitwell -- 11. Difficult areas in forensic neuropathology : homicide, suicide or accident / Christopher M. Milroy and Helen L. Whitwell -- 12. Head injury in the child / Helen L. Whitwell -- 13. Non-traumatic neurological conditions in medicolegal work / Colin Smith -- 14. Alcohol, drugs and toxins / Colin Smith and Alexander R.W. Forrest -- 15. Clinical aspects of head injury / Damianos E. Sakas -- 16. The role of the expert witness / Paul Watson and Christopher M. Milroy.