title: The development of neuropathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
abstract: Few institutions have shaped neuropathology as a discipline as profoundly as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School. Their fascination over many decades is due to a unique accumulation of excellent, intellectually stimulating neurologists with a sincere interest in the morphologic and pathogenetic basis of nervous system diseases. Their approach was strictly case oriented and clinico-pathological conferences were developed to the highest standard. In this review, the foundations of neuropathology in Boston are recounted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Aström
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kleihues
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D008404:Massachusetts; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D010336:Pathology / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*