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However, the impact of this pandemic on pathology and specifically neuropathology (NP) services has received limited attention. In this study, we reviewed all NP reports of the London Health Sciences Centre from January 2018 (2\u2009years before the pandemic declaration) until the end of the year 2021. Demographic information and pathology details were collected. For tumors, site, histopathology types, and WHO grading were analyzed. In nontumoral specimens, pathological diagnoses were compared in pre- and postpandemic time. The total number of NP samples reached its lowest in April 2020, corresponding to the first Ontario provincial lockdown, and fluctuated throughout the studied period. Among the different types of NP surgical specimens, muscle and epilepsy-related specimens showed a more significant reduction, compared to neoplastic specimens. In 2020, the proportion of tumor specimens from patients older than 40\u2009years of age increased. 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