Ace The Neuropathology Exam

Syphilis is a systemic bacterial infection caused by the spirochete . Due to its many protean clinical manifestations,&n ...

Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are recombinant receptors for antigens which redirect the specificity and function of T lymphocytes and/or o ...

Cystic teratoma is a type of germ cell tumor that contains well-differentiated tissues developed from three germ cell layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, a ...

Congenital muscular dystrophy is one of the variants of muscle weakness disorders presenting early in life during infancy and soon after birth. The ...

The temporal lobes are the most common brain region to develop epileptogenicity. Historicall ...

The uncus is a structure at the anterior medial aspect of the parahippocampal gyrus in the medial temporal region of the brain. The medial temporal ...

The amyloid-beta peptide appears to play a central role in the pathology of Alzheimer disease. Sporadic Alzheimer disease is the most com ...

Thalamic pain syndrome is an unfortunate outcome following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The pain experienced by the patient is centralized, ne ...

More than five million Americans have Alzheimer disease, and a subset of these cases is due to genetics. This includes familial Alzheimer&rsqu ...

Neuropraxia is the mildest form of traumatic peripheral nerve injury. It is characterized by focal segmental demyelination at the site of inju ...

Pilocytic astrocytoma (PCA), previously known as cystic cerebellar astrocytoma or juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma, was first described in 1931 ...

Primary tumors of the optic nerve are relatively rare. They include the following:

Neurofibromas are the most prevalent benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Often appearing as a soft, skin-colored papule or small subcutaneous nod ...

As the oldest cerebellar nucleus, the fastigial nucleus (FN) plays essential roles in motor control by sending signals to the brainstem and ey ...

HIV encephalitis, also referred to as HIV-associated neurological disorder (HAND), includes a range of neurocognitive defects of varying severity f ...

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent disorders affecting the development of movement and causing a limitation of activity. Non-progressive d ...

Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), also known by the name creatine kinase (CK) is the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of creatine and adenosine triph ...

The intracranial cavity consists of three components: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood, and brain tissue. CSF is contained within the subarachnoid ...