Neuropathology of Teschen disease (virus encephalomyelitis of swine).

Abstract

SummaryA study of the neuropathology of Teschen disease reveals it to be a diffuse encephalomyelitis with characteristic lesions both as to type and distribution. The lesions are, with minor exceptions, confined to the grey matter of the brain and cord. Their widespread distribution in the CNS, and particularly their striking density in the cerebellum serve to distinguish Teschen disease from poliomyelitis, although spinal cord lesions may be similar in the 2 diseases.