Neuropathology — MCQs

Which of the following cell types does not participate in repair after brain infarction?

A 50-year-old man presented with progressive confusion, high fever, and somnolence. On examination, he was confused and hallucinating. After admission, he developed a tonic-clonic seizure. There were no focal neurological deficits. NCCT head showed no acute bleeding or elevated ICP. CSF analysis showed elevated protein and lymphocytic leukocytosis. MRI brain was performed. Which of the following histopathological patterns is most commonly associated with this condition?

Medulloblastoma exclusively occurs in which location?

What organ is typically associated with the presence of a D u r c k granuloma?

An 18-year-old man suffers massive trauma in a motorcycle accident. A CT scan shows multiple intracerebral hemorrhages. The patient expires after 6 months in a coma. At autopsy, there are cystic cavities within the frontal and temporal lobes, corresponding to the areas of prior hemorrhage. These cavities were formed in large measure due to the phagocytic activity of which of the following cell types?

What is the most common slowly growing vascular tumor of the spinal cord, cerebellum, and brain?

Which is the most common childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumor to metastasize outside the brain?

Common posterior cranial fossa tumors include all of the following except?

Histologic sections from a mass originating from the meninges would most likely reveal which of the following findings?

Dürck's granuloma is seen in which organ?