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Neuro Notes
Freezing artifact formalin-fixed tissue
Clinical History: This 50-year-old patient presented with generalized muscle weakness and elevated CPK levels. Muscle biopsy was performed to evaluate…
Neuro Notes
Contraction Band Artifact
This 50-year-old patient presented with complaints of slowly progressive proximal lower extremity muscle weakness of multiple year duration. Laboratory studies…
Neuro Notes
Toluidine Blue Stained Thick Section
This 57-year-old patient presented with a left foot drop of several weeks duration. Laboratory studies showed elevated ESR, and negative/normal…
Teaching Points
A tale of two cores…
Core “A” and “B” were taken from the same patient during the same biopsy procedure. The red blood cells within…
