Histopathology & Cytopathology

Neuropathology

Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form small surgical biopsies or sometimes whole body in the case of autopsy. Neuropathology also relates to forensic pathology because brain disease or brain injury can be related to cause of death. Neuropathology should not be confused with neuropathy, which refers to disorders of the nerves. A person, who specializes in neuropathology, by completing a fellowship after a residency in anatomical or general pathology, is called a neuropathologist. Neuropathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology, neurology, and neurosurgery. In many English-speaking countries, neuropathology is considered a subfield of anatomical pathology.