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Brain infarction, or stroke, refers to brain tissue death due to a lack of life-sustaining blood flow to this area. This brain, which belonged to a person with extensive cardiovascular disease, shows a resolving infarction involving the cerebral cortex of the occipital lobe. Microscopically this yellow-brown discolored area is infiltrated by an army of macrophages that slowly removes the dead brain tissue until,... Continue Reading →
A high level walk-through of the process of a pathological evaluation of a specimen biopsied for an intraoperative consultation, including frozen section preparation. https://youtu.be/XU9zIjQ7Sjw For further study on this topic and others related to neuropathology and neuroanatomy, the following books come highly recommended, and a small portion of the proceeds (or any Amazon purchase through these links)... Continue Reading →
Part 2 of a multi-part series on Multiple Sclerosis that reviews the microscopic features and histopathologic diagnosis of a frozen section of brain tissue assessed during intraoperative consultation. https://youtu.be/60Qcjd3Ri38 For further study on this topic and others related to neuropathology and neuroanatomy, the following books come highly recommended, and a small portion of the proceeds (or any... Continue Reading →
Part one of a multi-part series dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis: Pathogenesis. https://youtu.be/iwZ_UmOprN4 For further study on this topic and others related to neuropathology and neuroanatomy, the following books come highly recommended, and a small portion of the proceeds (or any Amazon purchase through these links) help with expenses of hosting this site: ... Continue Reading →
Adventures in Neuropathology 