[The anatomo-pathologic examination of the brain].

Guidelines for the neuropathological examination of the central nervous system (in adults) are proposed. They include the techniques used for the removal of the brain and spinal cord, the dissection of the skull, the removal of the brain, the fixation of the specimens, the sectioning of the brain, the choice of the blocks for histology, the usual staining methods and the main antibodies to be recommended for immunohistochemistry. Diagrams are given on which the lesions may be drawn and the samples, identified.