Experimental and Clinical Neuropathology: Proceedings of the First European Neuropathology Meeting, Vienna, May 6–8, 1980

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Endogenous Peroxidatic Activity in the Cerebral and Cerebellar Cortex of Normal Adult Rats....Pages 3-6
Endothelial Surface Charge: Blood-Brain Barrier Opening to Horseradish Peroxidase Induced by the Polycation Protamin Sulfate....Pages 7-9
Influence of Damage of Hypothalamo-Hypophysial Neurosecretory System and Adrenalectomy on the Blood-Brain Barrier Alteration During Intracranial Hypertension....Pages 10-12
The Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Acute Hypertension. Comparison of an Endogenous and Exogenous Protein Tracer....Pages 13-16
Effects of Chronic Exposure to Diluted Automotive Exhaust Gas on the CNS of Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats....Pages 17-19
The Role of Lactic Acidosis in the Ischemic Nerve Cell Injury....Pages 20-22
Acceleration Induced Head Injury in the Monkey. I. The Model, Its Mechanical and Physiological Correlates....Pages 23-25
Acceleration Induced Head Injury in the Monkey. II. Neuropathology....Pages 26-28
Glucose Utilization During Chromatolysis: a 14 C Deoxyglucose Study....Pages 29-30
Ionic Shifts in Myelinated Nerve Fibers During Early Stages of Wallerian Degeneration....Pages 31-35
Wallerian Degeneration of the Optic Nerve in Light of Histological and Biochemical Studies 1 ....Pages 36-39
Experimental Hexachlorophene Encephalopathy in Mice and Baboons: Light and Electron Microscopic Study....Pages 40-43
Preferential Vulnerability of Dendrites to Lithium Ion in Rat Brain and in Nerve Cell Culture....Pages 44-47
Symmetric Central Thalamic Necrosis in Experimental Thiamine Deficient Encephalopathy....Pages 48-49
Comparative Histochemical and Immunofluorescent Observations in Thiamine Deficient Encephalopathies....Pages 50-51
Effect of Prolonged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition on Postnatal Brain Development in Rabbit I. Level of Serotonin in Different Brain Regions....Pages 52-55
The Activity of Some Hydrolytic Enzymes in the Brain After Administration of “Cynkotox”....Pages 56-58
Unusual Calcifications in a Monkey’s Brain....Pages 59-60
Localization of Adrenergic Neurons in Human and Cat Meninges....Pages 61-63
A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Mice Trigeminal Ganglion and Nerve After Destruction of Vibrissae Follicles Since Birth....Pages 64-66
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Neuropathological Characteristics of Beta Irradiation Induced Brain Edema....Pages 67-69
Specific Demonstration of Albumin by Immunohistological Techniques in Human Vasogenic Brain Edema....Pages 70-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Chemical Modification and Antigenicity of Glioma Cells....Pages 75-78
Glycosaminoglycans of Brain Tumors Transplacentally Induced by ENU in the Rat....Pages 79-80
Detection of Glycosaminoglycans in Human Gliomas by Histochemical Methods....Pages 81-84
An Investigation in vitro of the Exocytosis of Lysosomal Enzymes From C6 Glioma Cells....Pages 85-87
The Fine Structure of Cells in Astrocytomas of Various Grades of Malignancy....Pages 88-90
Ultrastructure of Oligodendrogliomas....Pages 91-93
Uncommon Oligodendrogliomas....Pages 94-96
An Unusual Case of Meningeal Gliomatosis....Pages 97-100
Diffuse and Multicentric Brain Tumors — Correlation of Histological, Clinical and CT Appearance....Pages 101-104
Germinomas of the Brain. Light and Electron Microscopic Study. A Report of Seven Cases....Pages 105-108
Tissue Alterations Induced by Radio- and Chemotherapy in Brain with Malignant Gliomas....Pages 109-110
Concurrent Primary Intracranial Tumours of Different Histogenesis....Pages 111-115
Cytological Aspects of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Children....Pages 116-118
On the Pathology of Meningiomas. A Study of 412 Cases....Pages 119-121
Meningiomas. A Light and Electron Microscopy Study....Pages 122-125
Papillary Meningioma....Pages 126-128
Morphological Studies in Malignant Tumors of the Peripheral Nervous System (Neurofibrosarcoma, Malignant Schwannoma, Schwann Cell Sarcoma)....Pages 129-133
Frontal Lobe Angioma Associated With Aneurysm....Pages 134-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Viral Antigens in Paraffin Embedded Autopsy Specimens of Virally Infected Central Nervous System....Pages 139-141
Immunohistological Studies in Viral Encephalitis....Pages 142-144
Experimental Encephalitis Induced by Various Strains of Mumps Virus....Pages 145-146
Vaccinia Infection of the Nervous System in Animals With Normal and Altered Immune Reaction....Pages 147-149
Imported Lyssa in Hungary....Pages 150-151
Chronic Encephalitis in X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia....Pages 152-155
“Thalamic” Dementia in Herpes Encephalitis: Clinico-pathological Report....Pages 156-159
Cerebral Ventriculitis in the Hydrocephalic Mouse: a Histological and Scanning Electron Microscope Study....Pages 160-161
Antigenicity of Galactocerebroside in Experimental Allergic Demyelinating Diseases....Pages 162-164
Fractionation of Spinal Cord Tissue Affects its Activity to Induce Chronic Relapsing Experimental Encephalomyelitis....Pages 165-168
Direct Proof of Autoreactive T-lymphocytes in Experimental Allergical Encephalomyelitis (EAE)....Pages 169-172
Ultrastructural Variability of Demyelinating Lesions in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 173-175
Abnormalities in the Macroscopically Normal White Matter in Cases of Mild or Spinal Multiple Sclerosis (MS)....Pages 176-178
Isolated Leptomeninges of the Spinal Cord: an Ideal Tool to Study Inflammatory Reaction in EAE....Pages 179-181
Progressive Oil-Spot-Like Lesion in Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 182-184
Novel Tubular Inclusions in the Bone Marrow in Multiple Sclerosis: an Ultrastructural Study of Early Autopsy Material....Pages 185-188
Two Cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy After Renal Transplantation....Pages 189-191
A Case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in Preleukemic Syndrome....Pages 192-195
Cerebellar Changes in 50 Cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease With Emphasis on Granule Cell Atrophy Variant....Pages 196-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Neuropathology of Various Types of Niemann-Pick Disease....Pages 201-203
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Morphological Diagnosis of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C by Skin and Conjunctival Biopsies....Pages 204-207
Histochemical and Ultrastructural Study of Gaucher Cells....Pages 208-210
Fatty Acid Patterns in Brain, Fibroblast, Leukocyte and Body Fluid Lipids in Adrenoleukodystrophy....Pages 211-214
Histopathological Findings in Adrenoleukodystrophy Autopsy Report of a Boy Aged 11 Years and 11 Months....Pages 215-218
Biochemical and Morphological Studies on a Case of Systemic Carnitine Deficiency....Pages 219-220
Fatal Lipid Storage With Abnormal Mitochondria in an Infant....Pages 221-225
Systemic Carnitine Deficiency With Peripheral Nerve Involvement Morphological and Biochemical Study....Pages 226-229
Increased Radiosensitivity of Skin Fibroblasts in Friedreich’s Ataxia....Pages 230-232
Ultrastructure of a Cerebral White Matter Lesion in a 41-Year-Old Man With Leigh’s Encephalomyelopathy (LEM)....Pages 233-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Some Ultrastructural Aspects of Autonomic Intestinal Plexus of Rat....Pages 241-242
Enhancement of Sensitivity to Acrylamide After Nerve Ligature....Pages 243-245
Pentazocine-induced Neuromuscular Syndromes: Clinical, Immunological and Histopathological Studies in two Cases....Pages 246-248
Ultrastructural Study of Peripheral Nerve in Guillain-Barré Syndrome Presence of Mononuclear Cells in Axons....Pages 249-251
Cryoglobulinemic Neuropathy: Ultrastructural Study of the Nerve Capillaries....Pages 252-254
Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy in Light Chain Multiple Myeloma....Pages 255-257
Peripheral Neuropathy Associated With Immunoglobulin Disorders An Immunological and Ultrastructural Study....Pages 258-261
Subacute-Chronic Polyneuritis....Pages 262-267
Some Developmental Aspects of Morphology of Submucosal and Myenteric Ganglia of Alimentary Tract....Pages 268-270
Neuropathological Picture of Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System of Alimentary Tract in Children who Died Because of Neuroblastoma....Pages 271-272
Neuropathological Findings in Autonomic Nervous System of Alimentary Tract of Rat After Application of Catecholamines....Pages 273-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Congenital Neuromuscular Disorder With Predominant Mitochondrial Changes in Type II Muscle Fibers....Pages 279-282
Familial Mitochondrial Myopathies....Pages 283-286
Inclusion Body Myositis....Pages 287-291
Polysaccharide (Amylopectin-like) Storage Myopathy Histochemical, Ultrastructural and Biochemical Studies....Pages 292-296
Glycogen Storage Disease in Skeletal Muscle Morphological, Ultrastructural and Biochemical Aspects in 10 Cases....Pages 297-300
Subsequent Morphological Changes in Periodic Paralysis A Study of Seven Cases....Pages 301-304
Morphometric Comparison of Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and Experimental Bupivacaine Myopathy....Pages 305-307
Alpha-Bungarotoxin-induced Motor End-Plate Sprouting....Pages 308-309
Pentazocine-Blocked Myogenesis in Human Foetal Muscle Cultures....Pages 310-312
Dysmaturative Myopathy Evolution of the Morphological Picture in Three Cases....Pages 313-316
Ophthalmoplegia Plus: Neuropathological and Metabolic Studies With a Therapeutic Trial in Seven Cases....Pages 317-319
Basophilic Inclusions in Skeletal Muscle from two Cases of Hypothyroid Myopathy....Pages 320-322
Neuromuscular Changes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 323-327
The Significance of Minimal Alterations in Muscle Biopsy of Duchenne Carriers....Pages 328-330
Rigid Spine Syndrome: Histological Examinations of Male and Female Cases....Pages 331-333
Myopathological Findings in Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy....Pages 334-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Sträußler’s Disease....Pages 341-343
Friedreich’s Ataxia. A Light- and Electron Microscopic Study of Peripheral Nerve Biopsies....Pages 344-347
Pallido-Luyso-Nigral Atrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis....Pages 348-351
Iatrogenic Damage to the Central Nervous System in Malignant Systemic Disease....Pages 352-355
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Prospective Neuropathologic Study on the Occurrence of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in Patients With Tumours of the Lymphoid-Hemopoietic Systems....Pages 356-358
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease....Pages 359-361
Thalamic Degeneration....Pages 362-364
Diffuse Meningocerebral Angiodysplasia and Adenovirus Infection: an Improbable Relationship....Pages 365-368
Cerebral Vessels in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats....Pages 369-371
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in the Course of Subclavian Steal Syndrome....Pages 372-374
Morphological Changes in the Brains of Female Patients who Died in Connection With Pregnancy or Delivery....Pages 375-377
Neuropathology of Primary Generalized Epilepsies With Awakening Grand Mal....Pages 378-380
Ultrastructural and Morphometric Investigations on the Mechanism of Neurotransmitter Release from Synaptic Vesicles....Pages 381-385
Ependymal Variations in the Caudal Spinal Cord....Pages 386-388
Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia Secondary to Arachnoiditis and Fourth Ventricle Blockage Due to Cysticercosis. A Case Report....Pages 389-391
Arachnoid Cysts in Children: Ultrastructural Findings....Pages 392-395
The Origin and the Pathological Significance of the Corpus Amylaceum....Pages 396-399
Melanosis Cerebelli....Pages 400-402
Neurogenic Disorders of ADH Secretion. Clinical and Neuropathological Correlations....Pages 403-405
Back Matter....Pages 407-412