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Not too long ago, neuropathology was a subspecialty based mostly in academic centers, not anymore. With the advent of MRI, brain lesions are discovered early in their development, and the need for diagnostic biopsies has increased exponentially. On the other hand, the aging of the world populations makes familiarization with neurodegenerative diseases imperative.
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Dr. S. Papasozomenos thanks the Divisions of Neuropathology at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Virginia, as well as the Department of Pathology of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, the sources for the gathering of these materials during the past 30 years.
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Papasozomenos, S., Sitton, C.W., Papasozomenos, H. (2013). Pathology of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System. In: Krueger, G., Buja, L. (eds) Atlas of Anatomic Pathology with Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2846-5_14
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