Neuropathology — Flashcards

In Punch-drunk syndrome, the gross brain shows some _____ and slight hydrocephalus

_____ encephalopathy is a degenerative disease due to abnormal prion proteins

_____ atrophy is the congenital degeneration of the anterior horns of the spinal cord

Alzheimer disease is characterized by _____, which are intracellular aggregates of hyperphosphorylated tau protein

Neurofibromatosis type II is associated with mutations in the _____ tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 22

_____ disease is associated with increased 14-3-3 protein in CSF

_____ - considered to be the most reliable indicator of axon damage in Diffuse Axonal Injury

What neurotransmitters are decreased in Huntington disease? _____, GABA, and substance P

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a _____, well-circumscribed tumor of astrocytes

_____ bands of IgG on high resolution electrophoresis is diagnostic of multiple sclerosis