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Hepatocerebral degeneration
Loss of nerve and supporting cells of the brain from multiple episodes of hepatic encephalopathy or coma. This condition may be caused by Wilson’s disease or other insults to the liver (e.g., hepatic coma produced by alcoholic, drug-induced, or viral hepatitis).
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Gray degeneration
Degeneration in myelinated nerve tissue due to chronic inflammation, causing the nerve tissue to turn gray.
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Granulovacuolar degeneration
A pathological finding in the brain cells of some patients with Alzheimer’s dementia in which the neuronal cytoplasm is partly replaced by cavities that contain particles resembling grit or sand.
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Descending degeneration
Nerve fiber degeneration progressing toward the periphery from the original lesion.
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Cystic degeneration
Cyst formation accompanying degeneration.
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Congenital macular degeneration
Congenital degeneration of the macula of the eye.
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Colloid degeneration
Mucoid degeneration in the protoplasm of epithelial cells.
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Cloudy swelling degeneration
A condition in which protein in cells forms minute visible droplets The droplets give the cells a cloudy appearance and may occur in any inflamed tissue.
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Caseous degeneration
Cheesy alteration of tissues, as seen in tuberculosis.
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Ascending degeneration
Nerve fiber degeneration progressing to the center form the periphery.
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