Cellular Pathology of the Nervous System — Flashcards

Loss of _____ matter of the brain on post-mortem is seen in cyanide poisoning

_____ is a primary CNS tumor characterized histologically by "fried egg" cells with a "chicken-wire" capillary pattern

Which leukodystrophy will present with red rosenthal fibres?_____

Multiple sclerosis is an _____ destruction of CNS myelin and oligodendrocytes

_____ herniation may result in compression of the anterior cerebral artery, which causes infarction

Bunina bodies are PAS positive cytoplasmic inclusion bodies seen inside neurons of the spinal cord in _____

What CNS tumor is seen in the histology slide below? _____

Spheno-orbital encephalocoele, due to dysplasia of the greater wing of the sphenoid is commonly seen in _____

Hint: inherited condition

Which feature of von Hippel-Lindau disease is seen in the image below? _____

Which virus/viral family will have cytoplasmic, eosinophilic inclusions within neuronal cells? _____