Gross Demonstration of Atrophic Cauda Equina Roots in Motor Neuron Disease: An Improved Method
Abstract
Abstract In patients who have died of advanced motor neuron disease, one of the most impressive gross anatomical findings is the disparity in size and texture of the anterior and posterior spinal nerve roots, brought about by progressive atrophy of the former and generally good preservation of the latter. When it comes to demonstrating this difference in photographs for medical students, resident teaching, or for neuropathology conferences, it is rather difficult to arrange the respective...