Neuropathology | Pathology Student

The new Path Bites book is here!

Our new Path Bites book is now available!
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A 42 year-old female with tinnitus and hearing loss

A 42 year-old female presents with tinnitus and hearing loss, and is found to have a mass at the cerebellopontine angle. A biopsy section is shown here. (more…)

Huntington disease

Huntington disease is a neurodegenerative disease that belongs to a category of genetic diseases known as trinucleotide repeat diseases. (more…)

How can an embolism cause a hemorrhagic infarct?

Q. I am confused as to how an embolism can cause a haemorrhagic infarct. To me, emboli are little chunks of clot that float around and get stuck in vessels. (more…)

Neuropathology Mini-Course is here (finally!)

I’m happy to say that I’m finally done putting together our first Pathology Student Mini-Course. (more…)

Can you solve this case?

Today we’ll do another little unknown case. You can find our other cases here: (more…)

Can you solve this case?

People seem to like unknown cases! So I’ll continue adding to our little collection. (more…)

Can you solve this case?

See if you can answer the question before scrolling down too far (or you’ll see the answer!). The correct answer is right below the choices (along with explanations of the incorrect answers). (more…)

Embolus vs. thrombus

Here are a few very good questions about CNS infarcts. There are two types: red (hemorrhagic) and pale (ischemic). (more…)

The four main types of rosettes in pathology

Rosettes are little round groupings of cells found in tumors. They usually consist of cells in a spoke-wheel or halo arrangement surrounding a central, acellular region. (more…)