Neuropathology — Flashcards

_____ disseminates upon reaching the blood vessels, resulting in ring enhancing brain lesions

Hint: Which complication of Aspergillus fumigatus

_____ are microscopic nodular collections of glial cells at abnormal locations, often in the superficial and deep layers of cerebral cortex seen in neurofibromatosis type 2

Enlargement of the nucleus to two to five times the normal size in Schwann cells of the dorsal root ganglia and peripheral nerves, also called as _____ is seen in ataxia-telangiectasia

Cerebral ischemia of the neocortex typically affects layers _____, 5, and 6, causing cortical laminar necrosis

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is characterized by destruction of _____ and astrocytes; typically in the parietal and occipital areas

In response to axon damage, the neuron cell body undergoes _____, which is the swelling of the cell body and dispersion of Nissl substance (chromatolysis)

_____ is a primary CNS tumor characterized histologically by "fried egg" cells with a "chicken-wire" capillary pattern

_____ disease is characterized histologically by Lewy bodies, which are round, eosinophilic inclusions composed of alpha-synuclein

Bacterial meningitis may lead to high pressure hydrocephalus, _____ (most common sequelae), and seizures, secondary to fibrosis

_____ hemorrhage most commonly occurs due to rupture of Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysms, secondary to chronic hypertension