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Finally, a simple cartoon depicting the anatomic location of the transentorhinal cortex by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health In our teaching and in our autopsy reports, we neuropathologists often make reference to the transentorhinal cortex as it is -- in the Braak and Braak staging system -- the re ... Read on »

Neuropathology Blog Initiates Job Listing Feature by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I am today initiating a open position list on Neuropathology Blog. In the column to the right, I will be adding neuropathology positions as I become aware of them. I have inau ... Read on »

Epidermal nerve fiber density assessment: probably not worth doing in-house by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health About a month ago, I addressed the issue of skin biopsies for patients with peripheral neuropathy to assess for nerve fiber density. Since that post, I have heard that this te ... Read on »

Announcing the Forensic Neuropathology Initiative 2010 by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Today I feature a guest post from Dr. Peter Cummings ( pictured ), an emerging power player in the field of forensic neuropathology. Dr. Cummings appeared on this blog in July ... Read on »

Should football be illegal? by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Two neuropathologists are prominently spotlighted in an article by Malcolm Gladwell in the October 19 issue of The New Yorker. The article explores a provocative question rais ... Read on »

Dr. C. Everett Koop turns 93 today by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Happy birthday, Dr. Koop! C. Everett Koop, MD turns 93 years old today. Surgeon General of the United States under President Reagan from 1982 t0 1989, Koop (pictured circa 19 ... Read on »

Online Biomedical Lectures for the Blue-Collar Neuropathologist by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health If you consider yourself a blue-collar neuropathologist, a nice resource has appeared on the web for you. Henry Stewart Publications, based in London, is providing free access ... Read on »

A case of cerebral Baylisascariasis by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A loyal reader sent in this wonderful photomicrograph from a recent case of cerebral Baylisascariasis (click on the picture to see it up close). A cause of eosinophilic menin ... Read on »

Featured Neuropathologist: Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Today I profile Dr. Craig Horbinski (pictured), a rising star in the neuropathology firmament. If you follow the neuropathology literature, you are sure to hear about Craig in ... Read on »

Half of neuropathology fellowship positions go unfilled by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health An article entitled Fellowship Trends of Pathology Residents appears in the current issue of Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine by Drs. NikolajLagwinski and Jennife ... Read on »

In the News: Dr. Arie Perry Goes West by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health After many years at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Arie Perry ( pictured below ) has accepted a position at the University of San Francisco as Chief of Neuropathology ... Read on »

Best Post of June '09 - Ependymoblastoma: Dear, Damned, Distracting Diagnosis, Farewell! by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The next in our series of "Best Posts of the Month" is from June 18, 2009. In an article entitled "Ependymoblastoma: Dear, Damned, Distracting Diagnosis, Fare ... Read on »

The Pittsburgh Pathology Informatics Summit is three weeks away by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health It's not too late to register for the 14th annual APIII pathology informatics conference that will be held on September 20-23, 2009, in Pittsburgh. APIII stands for "Adva ... Read on »

Classic example of iniencephaly by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Iniencephaly is a rare neural tube defect involving the occiput and inion combined with rachischisis of the cervical and thoracic spine and retroflexion of the head. The first ... Read on »

A one-year-old girl with leukokoria of the right eye by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A 1-year-old girl was found to have leukokoria (white reflex on ophthalmoscopic examination) of the right eye upon routine examination by her pediatrician. The patient was als ... Read on »

Columnist Robert Novak dies at 78 from malignant brain tumor by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Last summer I reported that Robert Novak (pictured), reknowned conservative columnist, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor was discovered after an investigation into w ... Read on »

Estimated new central nervous system cancer cases in 2009 by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The American Cancer Society's recently published Cancer Facts and Figures 2009 reports that there will be 22,070 new brain and other nervous system cancers in the United State ... Read on »

New Edition of Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease released by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A new edition of the canonicalRobbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Diseaseappeared recently and is no doubt being widely purchased by second-year medical students throughout ... Read on »

Behold! Phineas Gage revealed! by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The Los Angeles Times reports that a daguerreotype depicting Phineas Gage has been discovered. In the next issue of the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, an article ... Read on »

Neuropathologist investigating a murder case is featured in People Magazine by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Neuropathologists continue to show up in the national news media! After reporting recently about Dr. John E. Donahue's appearance in The New York Post discussing the dispositi ... Read on »

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