Neuropathology — Flashcards

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is diagnosed with presence of _____ in CSF

Patients with MSA-C show characteristic glial inclusions of _____ and ubiquitin demonstrated in oligodendrocytes on silver impregnation

The earliest _____ evidence for Diffuse Axonal Injury appears at? (Bonus Q: And what is it?)2-3 hours

Expansion of the ventricles in _____ hydrocephalus results in distortion of the fibers of the corona radiata

Biopsy of a _____ shows Rosenthal fibers, which are eosinophilic, corkscrew fibers

_____ can present histologically with Hirano bodies which are eosinophilic proteinaceous rods in the hippocampus.

In metachromatic leukodystrophy, _____ accumulate in the lysosomes of oligodendrocytes

_____ nucleus shrinks dramatically in Huntington's disease and if affected is also a major cause of chorea movements.

Neuroblastoma is characterized by the serum markers _____ and neuron specific enolase

The pathophysiology of headaches is related to release of vasoactive peptides, _____, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)