Red neuron

A "Red Neuron" is a pathological finding in neurons, generally of the central nervous system, indicative of acute neuronal injury and subsequent apoptosis or necrosis. Red Neurons are often found in the first 12-24 hours after an ischemic injury such as a stroke. The red coloration is due to pyknosis or degradation of the nucleus and loss of nissl bodies which are normally stained blue (basophilic) on hematoxylin & eosin staining (H&E stain). This leaves only the degraded protein which stains red (eosinophilic).^[1]

^ Kumar; et al. (2010). Robbins and Cotran’s Pathological Basis of Disease 8ed. Elsevier. p. 1281. ISBN 978-1-4160-3121-5. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)

[Robbins_and_Cotran's-1] Kumar; et al. (2010). Robbins and Cotran’s Pathological Basis of Disease 8ed. Elsevier. p. 1281. ISBN 978-1-4160-3121-5. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)

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