Introduction

The Neuropathology laboratory, AIIMS was established by Professor Subimal Roy in mid 1970s. As the doyen of Neuropathology, he was one of those who introduced the specialty of Neuropathology in this country at a time when the branch was still evolving in other parts of the world. The Neuropathology laboratory delivers a wide range of diagnostic and research services with a particular expertise in neuro-oncology, epilepsy, inflammatory diseases of the CNS, neurodegenerative diseases, peripheral nerve and adult and paediatric muscle diseases. The research activities in this section have been widely cited and put on the global map of Neuropathology.