Neurology and Neuroradiology

Neuropathology and Neuroradiology

Neuropathology is a specialty within the study of science focused on the disease of the brain, spinal cord, and neural tissue. This involves the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Tissue analysis comes from either surgical biopsied or post mortem autopsies. Common tissue test include muscle fibers and nervous tissue. Common applications of neuropathology include studying test of tissue in patients who have Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, mitochondria disease, and any disorder that has neural collapse in the brain or spinal cord.

Neuroradiology is a subspecialty of radiology provides comprehensive imaging of the brain, spine, and neck in pediatric and adult patients using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). Plain radiography is utilized on a limited basis and ultrasound is used in limited circumstances, in particular in the pediatric population. Angiography is traditionally used for diagnosis of vascular abnormalities or diagnosis and characterization of masses or other lesions but is being replaced in many instances by CT and MRI angiography and imaging.