Old Cerebral Infarct (high power)

Old Cerebral Infarct (high power) •A high power view of the edge of the infarct showing reactive astrocytes with eccentric nuclei and smooth eosinophilic cytoplasm and macrophages with small dark nuclei and vaculated cytoplasm •Macrophages come in to clean up dead tissue. •Astrocytes form scar tissue in the form of astoglial fibers. (Description By:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. UCHC )