Station 9

Brain from two different calves

Brains

The left brain is normal.

Brain

Closer view of the abnormal sample.

Brain

Closer view of the normal sample.

Question 1: Describe the lesions.

Brain: the cerebellum is diffusely decreased in size/volume/mass.

Question 2: What disturbance of growth is illustrated here?

Hypoplasia.

Question 3: What are your morphological diagnoses?

Brain: cerebellar hypoplasia.

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