Folia Neuropathologica

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Official journal of the Polish Association of Neuropathologists and M. Mossakowski Medical Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Zawiadamiamy z ogromnym smutkiem, że 10 października 2025 roku, zmarł po wieloletniej chorobie wybitny specjalista w dziedzinie patomorfologii i neuropatologii prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Szymaś.

Wieloletni przewodniczący Stowarzyszenia Neuropatologów Polskich oraz członek Polskiego Towarzystwa Patologów. Były Kierownik Pracowni Patomorfologii Neurochirurgicznej Katedry Anatomii Patologicznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Poznaniu. Profesor Janusz Szymaś był autorem wielu prac naukowych oraz pionierem telediagnostyki w Polsce.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Janusz Szymaś, a distinguished specialist in the fields of pathology and neuropathology, on October 10, 2025, after a long illness.

He served for many years as the President of the Association of Polish Neuropathologists and was a member of the Polish Society of Pathologists. He was also the former Head of the Neurosurgical Pathology Laboratory at the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the Poznań University of Medical Sciences.

Professor Janusz Szymaś was the author of numerous scientific publications and a pioneer of telediagnostics in Poland.

Z głębokim żalem zawiadamiamy o nagłej śmierci prof. dr. hab. n. med. Pawła Piotra Liberskiego, wybitnego neurologa i neuropatologa, Członka Stowarzyszenia Neuropatologów Polskich, kierownika Zakładu Patologii Molekularnej i Neuropatologii oraz byłego Prorektora ds. Nauki Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi. Profesor Paweł Liberski był światowej klasy specjalistą w dziedzinie chorób prionowych, autorem ponad 670 publikacji naukowych, promotorem wielu prac doktorskich i habilitacyjnych, cenionym wykładowcą oraz mentorem. Jego dorobek naukowy i wkład w rozwój medycyny pozostaną trwałym śladem w historii polskiej nauki. Łączymy się w bólu z Rodziną i Bliskimi, składając najszczersze wyrazy współczucia.

It is with deep regret that we inform you of the sudden death of Prof. Paweł Piotr Liberski, MD, PhD, an eminent neurologist and neuropathologist, Member of the Association of Polish Neuropathologists, Head of the Department of Molecular Pathology and Neuropathology and former Vice-Rector for Science at the Medical University of Lodz. Professor Paweł Liberski was a world-class specialist in the field of prion diseases, the author of over 670 scientific publications, the supervisor of many doctoral and postdoctoral theses, a valued lecturer and mentor. His scientific achievements and contribution to the development of medicine will remain a permanent trace in the history of Polish science. We join in the pain with the Family and Loved Ones, expressing our sincerest condolences.

3/2022
vol. 60

Review paper

Incidence and morphology of secondary TDP-43 proteinopathies: Part 1

Albert Acewicz, Tomasz Stępień, Paulina Felczak, Sylwia Tarka, Teresa Wierzba-Bobrowicz

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 267-276

Online publish date: 2022-11-03

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.120314

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Technical aspects and current clinical applications of the skin and skeletal muscle biopsy in neurological diagnostics: an overview

Dorota Dziewulska, Biruta Kierdaszuk, Paweł Gogol

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 277-283

Online publish date: 2022-11-03

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.119980

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Review paper

The application of pre-hospital first aid mode in patients with acute stroke: meta-analysis

Xiaoting Zhu, Rong Niu, Fangfang Bai, Zhufeng Zhang

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 284-291

Online publish date: 2022-06-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.117614

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Original paper

Thyroid carcinoma metastases to central nervous system and vertebrae

Bette Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Carrie Marshall

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 292-300

Online publish date: 2022-08-19

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118608

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Exercise improves the body function and protects the neuronal injury in Parkinson’s disease rats by activating calpain 1 and kallikrein 6

Jing Guo, Jinsuo Yang, Jiang Fu, Alok Shiomurti Tripathi

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 301-307

Online publish date: 2022-09-15

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118794

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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury and its protective mechanism

Hong Chen, Suwei Chen, Haibo Zhang, Shengyu Wang, Yan Li, Xu Meng

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 308-315

Online publish date: 2022-07-25

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118340

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Original paper

Vanillin attenuates the ethanol withdrawal syndrome and ethanol withdrawal induced anxiety by regulating the neurochemical balance

Lihui Du, Liping Xiao, Chenglin Zou, Jinrong Huang

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 316-323

Online publish date: 2022-08-16

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118546

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Comparative study of two integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment methods on treatment compliance of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Yongli Qiao, Guiying Guo, Jianhua Zhao

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 324-328

Online publish date: 2022-06-30

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.117523

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Mitochonic acid 5 ameliorates the motor deficits in the MPTP-induced mouse Parkinson’s disease model by AMPK-mediated autophagy

Juan Wan, Yijiang Gao, Jian Tan, Shanqing Yi, Kailiang Huang, Yao Liu, Dong Chang, Jiali Xie, Shuangxi Chen, Heng Wu

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 329-337

Online publish date: 2022-10-11

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118796

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Long non-coding RNA LINC01128 affects proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells by regulating miR-27b-3p

Qi Zhang, Wei Shao, Yanjiang Li, Lijuan Liu, Wei Chen, Chao Wang, Bingwei Li

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 338-345

Online publish date: 2022-09-15

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.119302

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MiR-137 targets and regulates E2F7 to suppress progression of glioma cells

Jun Li, Jingshun Gu, Juntong Wang, Aiwu You, Yuyan Zhang, Guomin Rao, Shuang Li, Xuehua Ge, Kun Zhang, Xiaotang Wu, Ling Cheng, Mengjiao Zhu, Dongchun Wang

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 346-354

Online publish date: 2022-09-29

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.119697

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Analysis of injury and pain scores during fusion surgery for multisegmental lumbar spinal stenosis in elderly patients

Xinyu Zhang, Guanjun Wang, Chunlei Niu, Zhengda Kuang, Baogan Peng

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 355-361

Online publish date: 2022-09-16

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118801

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Case report

Case report of pyogenic meningitis after tooth extraction in an elderly diabetic patient

Xulei Zheng, Zhiwen Liu, Cong Ma, Qiaorui Liu, Liming Wu

Folia Neuropathol 2022; 60 (3): 362-364

Online publish date: 2022-09-06

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.118792

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Abstracts from the Conference Clinical and biochemical aspects of primary and secondary hyperammonemic disorders

Online publish date: 2022-11-03

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2022.120866

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