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Intro to Neuropath Flashcards

1
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GFAP stains what cells

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astrocytes

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2
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selective vulnerability

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set of neurons with shared properties in response to insult

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when do you see red neurons

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12-24 hrs after acute insult; earliest indicator

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what is the primary indicator of an axonal reaction

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  • central chromatolysis (nissl at periphery)

- peripheral displacement of nucleus

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what is the intracytoplasmic neuronal inclusion

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lipofuscin

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when is lipofuscin present

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  • rabies: negri bodies [esosinophilic]
  • AD: neurofibrillary tangles
  • parkinson: lewy bodies
  • CJD
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what are the intranuclear neuronal inclusions

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  • herpes: cowdry type A bodies [acidophilic]

- CMV (has intranuclear and cytoplasmic) [basophilic]

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hypertrophy and hyperplasia of astrocytes; most important indicator of CNS injury

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gliosis

astrocytes are metabolic buffers and detoxifiers of brain; foot processes contribute to BBB

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describe the appearance of a gemistocyte

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large nucleus that is eccentrically located, bright pink cytoplasm

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what three diseases have ALZ type 2 astrocyte

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hyperammononemia, wilson, hereditary metabolic disorder of the urea cycle

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HSP alpha-B crystalline and HSP27

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seen in rosenthal fibers

  • thick, elongated, brightly eosinophilic
  • occur within astrocyte processes
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what are the two histo elements of pilocytic astrocytoma

note: both are slow processes

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  1. rosenthal fibers - beaded sausage / corkscrew hyaline bodies; bright pink
  2. eosinophilic granular bodies - protein droplets, PAS+ ; seen in gangliolioma and pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
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this leukodystrophy has periventricular, perivascular, and subpial rosenthal fibers

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alexander disease

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indigestible remnants of astrocyte metabolism, commonly seen in aged brains

PAS+

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corpora amylacea

round, faintly basophilic and laminated; subpial and perivascular

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corpora amylacea and EGB are both…

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PAS+

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16
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microglia are derived from

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mesoderm

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17
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CR3 and CD68 +

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microglia

*CD68 stains brown

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miroglial response to injury

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  1. microglial nodules : surround small foci of necrosis
  2. neuronophagia : surround dying neuron
  3. rod cell w/ elongated nuclei (neurosyhpillis)
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what cells are responsible for PML and MSA in response to injury

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oligodendrocytes

  • progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • multiple system atrophy
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PML has…

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intranuclear inclusions

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21
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MSA has…

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alpha-synuclein, a glial cytoplasmic inclusion

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22
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what virus damages ependymal cells?

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CMV; viral inclusions

disruption of ependymal lining can lead to ependymal granulations

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23
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increased EC fluid d/t BBB disruption and increased vascular permeability

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vasogenic edema

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24
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describe the fluid shift in vasogenic edema

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intravascular to intercellular

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what impairs resorption of excess extracellular fluid in vasogenic edema?

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paucity of lymphatics

26
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vasogenic edema often follows…

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ischemic injury

27
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increased intracellular fluid d/t neuronal, glial or endothelial cell membrane injury

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cytotoxic edema

28
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cytotoxic edema follows…

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generalized hypoxic/ischemic insult or metabolic derangement

29
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gyri flattened, sulci narrowed and ventricles compressed is ecidence of […] which can lead to…

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  1. cerebral edema

2. herniation

30
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results in an increased production of CSF

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choroid plexus papilloma

31
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pyogenic meningitis results in suppurative exudate covering the brainstem and cerebellum, resulting in thickened leptomeninges

what is a consequence of this

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obstructive hydrocephalus

32
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what two pathogens have a predilection for the base of the brain

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TB and neurosyphillis

33
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hypervitaminosis A can lead to…

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acquired hydrocephalus

  • cranial bones softened; bulging fontanelles, increased ICP, blurred vision
34
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what kind of hydrocephalus does neurosyphillis cause?

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communicating

b/c involves leptomeninges, not a single point of obstruction

35
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most common parasitic nervous system disease worldwide, causes 50% of acquired epilepsy cases in developing countries

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neurocysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium tapeworm

36
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hydrocephalus ex-vacuo

where do you see atrophy?
what is the CSF pressure?

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frontal atrophy, normal CSF

37
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symmetric type of hydrocephalus; develops slowly; dementia-like manifestations

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normal pressure hydrocephalus

wacky, wet, wobbly
it is reversible

38
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increased ICP is generally due to

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  • generalized brain edema
  • expanding mass lesion (tumor, abscess, hemorrhage)
  • increased CSF volume (rare)
39
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  1. dilated pupil and impaired eye movement
  2. CL homonomyous hemianopia
  3. duret hemorrhage
  4. IL paralysis
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uncal herniation (transtentorial)

  1. CN3
  2. PCA
  3. rupture of paramedian artery; hemorrhagic lesions visible in midbrain and pons
  4. compression of CL cerebral peduncle

1 + 4 = kernohans phenomenon

40
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respiratory and cardiac compression

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tonsillar herniation; cerebellar tonsils displaced through foramen magnum

41
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subfalcine (cingulate) herniation may lead to hydrocephalus due to obstruction of

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foramen of monro

42
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signs and symptoms of ICP

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  • HA, N, V, lethargy, change in behavior
  • change in pupil reaction, impaired upward gaze
  • false localizing signs (6th nerve palsy; ie kernohan/uncal)
  • seizures
  • decreased coordination, ataxia
  • papilledema
43
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what nerve is affected in kernohans phenomenon

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CNVI

44
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what portions of the brain are most sensitive to hypoxia?

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  1. purkinje of cerebellum

2. pyramidal cells of sommer’s sector (CA1 and CA2 of hippocampus)

45
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encephalocele is a diverticulum of disorganized brain tissue extending through a defect in the cranium, most often in the

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posterior fossa

46
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name the three consequences of a myelomeningocele

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  1. motor and sensory deficits of LE
  2. bowel and bladder control dysfxn
  3. infections
47
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what are the three main causes of microcephaly

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  1. FAS
  2. HIV-1 acquired in utero
  3. zika
48
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decreased amount of gyri; smooth or cobblestone surface

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lissenencephaly

agyria = no gyri

49
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neronal heterotopias are commonly associated with

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epilepsy

  • collections of neurons in inappropriate places (ventricular surface)
50
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filamin A protein + DCX (double cortin protein) on X chromosome lead to

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males: lissencephaly
females: subcortical band heterotopias

51
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trisomy 13, SHH leads to

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holoprosencephaly

  • incomplete separation of cerebral hemispheres across midline
  • cyclopia, arrhinenceophaly
52
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agenesis of the corpus callosum leads to

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mental retardation or normal mentation

batwing lateral bentricles

fairly common

53
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which forebrain anomaly has entrapment of meningeal tissue?

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polymicrogyria

genetic is symmetric and BL; could be d/t local tissue injury at end of migration

<4 layers of gray matter

54
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downward extension of the cerebellar vermis into the foramen magnum

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Chiari II malformation

55
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Chiari II malformation is usually associated with

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hydrocephalus

myelomeningocele

56
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low-lying cerebellar tonsils extend down vertebral canal

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Chiari I

symptomatic if impaired CSF flow

57
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enlarged posterior fossa with expanded, roofless fourth ventricle

absent cerebellar vermis replaced by cyst with ependymal lining, which is contagious to leptomeninges

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dandy-walker malformation

58
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hypoplasia of vermis, elongation of cerebellar peduncles and altered brainstem shape

molar tooth sign

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joubert syndrome

59
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fluid-filled cleft-like cavity in the inner portion of the spinal cord

isolated loss of pain and temperature sensation of the UE

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syringomyelia (syrinx)

affects the anterior white commissure

60
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expansion of ependymal-lined central canal of the cord

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hydromyelia

61
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hemorrhage seen in the germinal matrix of premature infants

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intraparenchymal hemorrhage

62
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where does an intraparenchymal hemorrhage occur?

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between thalamus and caudate nucleus

can lead to SAH; hem. is BL and when large enough, ruptures into 3rd and 4th ventricles

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