Cell response to CNS trauma - Krafts Flashcards
1
Q
You are a pathologist and see Cowdry inclusions in a slide of brain tissue. What disease did they have?
A
Herpes!
2
Q
What is the classic pathological feature of rabies?
A
Negri bodies
3
Q
What cell in the brain is most responsive to CNS injury?
A
astrocytes!
Much more so than neurons!
4
Q
When it comes to pathology the color red =
A
dead
5
Q
What is copora amylacea?
A
Changed astrocytes that look like pearls
This is a normal aging degenerative change
6
Q
What is the term for big juicy astrocytes?
A
Gemistocytic astrocytes
