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Neuritic plaques (photomicrograph) (1)

Section of cerebral cortex stained with modified Bielschowsky silver method illustrating numerous neuritic plaques. Scattered among the plaques are also neurofibrillary tangles. (Contributed by Dr. David Geldmacher.)

Associated Disorders

  • Down syndrome