Gliosis spinalis und Syringomyelie

Spinalis capitis, or an accessory paraspinous muscle?

A unilateral muscle, the location and dimensions of which do not exactly conform to existing descriptions, was found during dissection of the suboccipital region. The muscle in question extended from the spine and transverse process of the 6th cervical vertebra to the base of the skull. At its rostral attachment it blended with the insertion of the left rectus capitis posterior minor muscle on ...

Progressive subcortical gliosis

The author explains the clinical presentation, etiology, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic workup of progressive subcortical gliosis, a chromosome-17-linked dementia with unique pathologic features. Microscopically, the major pathologic change is a marked fibrillary astrocytosis, particularly in the area of the short cortical association tracts at the junction of cortical lamina VI and the...

Gliosis of the cervix

Cervical glial polyps or gliosis of uterine cervix are rare. These are rare polypoidal mesenchymal tumours and usually manifest with vaginal bleeding, post-coital bleeding or cervical discharge. Microscopically these polyps show heterotopic glial tissue with varying degree of gliosis. Immunoperoxidase staining with Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) confirms the glial nature of the polyp. C...

[Lumbar spinal stenosis--claudicatio spinalis. Pathophysiology, clinical aspects and treatment].

The lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is defined as a narrowing of the spinal canal together with neuronal and vascular structures via circumjacent bone and soft tissue. In patients aged over 65 years, the LSS is among the most frequent causes of lumbago, either with or without sciatica. The prevalence will continue to augment because of the increased life expectancy. The leading symptom is neurogen...

Bacterioscopy in the Diagnosis of Meningitis Cerebro-Spinalis