Neuropathology — Flashcards

The given histology is suggestive of _____ cells in brain parenchyma found in Krabbe disease.

_____ is characterized by round aggregates (shape) of hyperphosphorylated tau protein known as Pick bodies; may be seen with silver stain

Moderate global cerebral ischemia typically affects the _____ (most vulnerable), neocortex, cerebellum, and watershed areas

_____ are the characteristic histologic feature of adamantinomatous type of craniopharyngioma

Shrunken, yellow-brown, cystic lesions in the gyri and subarachnoid space associated with _____ are called as plaque jaune.

Multiple sclerosis is an _____ destruction of CNS myelin and oligodendrocytes

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a _____, high-grade tumor of astrocytes

Downward transtentorial (central) herniation may result in rupture of the _____ branches of the basilar artery, which cause Duret hemorrhages

_____ (CNS tumor) may cause precocious puberty in males due to -hCG production

HSV causes hemorrhagic necrosis of the inferomedial _____ and frontal lobe.