Cortical pseudolaminar necrosis

Micrograph showing cortical pseudolaminar necrosis. H&E-LFB stain.

Cortical pseudolaminar necrosis, also known as cortical laminar necrosis and simply laminar necrosis, is the (uncontrolled) death of cells in (cerebral) cortex of the brain in a band-like pattern,^[1] with a relative perservation of cells immediately adjacent to the meninges.

It is seen in the context of cerebral hypoxic-ischemic insults, i.e. strokes.

See also

• Stroke
• Reactive astrocyte
• Cardiovascular disease

References

1. ^ Hypoxic and Ischemic Encephalopathy. neuropathology.neoucom.edu. Accessed on: 29 December 2010.

External links

• Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy - principles (neuropathology.neoucom.edu)
• Laminar necrosis on MRI (rochester.edu)