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How Rudolph Virchow changed the approach to autopsy of the brain

Jacek Gulczyński
1
,
Rosa H. Gouveia
2
,
David Sunnucks
3
,
Vincenzo Canzonieri
4
,
Mateusz Michalski
1
,
Gabriella Nesi
5

  1. Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
  2. Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira (UMa) & Clinical and Anatomical Pathology Laboratory (LANA), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
  3. Queen Mary University of London, Campus Malta, United Kingdom
  4. Pathology Unit, Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano (CRO Aviano), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
  5. Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Folia Neuropathol 2025; 63 (3): 220-226
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2025.154621
Online publish date: 2025/09/30
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