Student Researchers' Society Topics

Student Researchers' Society Topics

Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. SERESS, László

The aim of the study is to find the changes that could be seen in the cerebral cortex in epilepsy. The samples used for the histological examinations are from patients, who were operated in the Dept. of Neurosurgery because of epilepsy. In the last years, we have found interesting data, namely, the presence of large numbers of neurons in the white matter. Our aim is to study the role of these cells. We use immunocitochemistry, confocal laser scanning microscopy and electron microscopy to characterize these neurons. Moreover, computerized methods will be used to count these cells. Data obtained will be correlated with the clinical and general histological data of the patients.
The tasks of the student(s) who is/are interested in it, will the computerized cell counting, the examinations of these neurons with light microscope and they will do the correlation between histological and clinical data. Moreover they will learn the histological methods used for the study.
Students with interest towards histology, pathology, neurology after the neuroanatomy and physiology final exams are welcome.