Since 1965

Supporting clinical and experimental neuropathology

Who are we ?

Following the Neuropathology Club created in 1965, the French Neuropathology Society (SFNP) currently has 80 members, including 10% foreign correspondents (Canada, United States, Germany, Belgium) working in the different fields of clinical and experimental neuropathology: neuro-oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammatory diseases, neuroinfectious pathologies and prion diseases, neurodevelopmental diseases and neurofetopathology, peripheral nerve pathologies and muscular diseases.

This website aims to present you with all the information concerning the discipline and the life of the SFNP. Its aim is to actively participate in the promotion of neuropathology among young doctors from clinical or anatomopathological training by offering them adapted teaching programs, to facilitate exchanges between specialists from different fields within the framework of FMC, and to disseminate regularly updated information on national and international meetings in the field or related fields.

The team

Pr Homa Adle-Biassette

Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques

Hôpital Lariboisière

Pr Marie-Laure Martin-Négrier

Service d'Anatomie Pathologique.

CHU de Bordeaux

Pr Mathilde Duchesne

Laboratoire de de neurologie et d’anatomo-pathologie

CHU de Limoges

Dr Susana Boluda Casas

Laboratoire R. Escourolle
GH La Pitié Salpêtrière

Pr Valérie Rigau

Pathologie et Onco-biologie

Hôpital Saint-Eloi

CHU de Montpellier

Pr Franck Bielle

Laboratoire de Neuropathologie

R. Escourolle
GH La Pitié Salpêtrière

Pr Claude-Alain Maurage

Institut de pathologie, Centre de biologie-pathologie-génétique

CHRU de Lille,

Pr Audrey Rousseau

Département de Pathologie

CHU d’Angers

Pr Philippe Codron

Laboratoire de Neurobiologie et Neuropathologie CHU d'Angers

Neuropathology: a discipline at the heart of the nervous system

Neuropathology is a specialised branch of pathology concerned with diseases of the nervous system, both central and peripheral. It is the study of morphological changes, both macroscopic and microscopic, in nerve tissue and cells.

In practice, neuropathologists examine samples of nerve or muscle tissue taken from patients, usually through biopsies or autopsies. These meticulous analyses, carried out under a microscope, help to identify lesions that are characteristic of neurological pathologies.

Neuropathology is at the crossroads of several medical disciplines, including neurology, neurosurgery, radiology and oncology. This interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for a comprehensive and optimal approach to neurological diseases.

Critical role in medical research

Neuropathology also plays an important role in medical research. Neuropathological studies enable researchers to investigate the underlying mechanisms of neurological diseases, identify new therapeutic targets and develop more effective treatments.

In addition, the analysis of nerve and muscle tissue provides valuable information on the physiological and pathological processes of the nervous system, contributing to a better understanding of how it functions.