Table 1 Description of post-mortem brain sections
Block | M/F | Age (Y) | DD (Y) | Cause of death | DFT (h) | Sample Type | ORO, hematoxylin Score | Summary observations on ORO-stained sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 68 | - | Colo-rectal metastatic tumour | 23 | NC W, OV, R | 0, 0 | Normal white matter and cortical grey matter |
2 | M | 49 | - | Myocardial infarction and coronary artery thrombosis | 11 | NC W, PV, R | 0, 0 | Normal white matter and grey matter. |
3 | M | 53 | - | Cardiac arrest | 19 | NC W, OSv, R | 0, 0 | Normal white matter. |
4 | F | 47 | 20 | Bronchopneumonia | 9 | MS AQ, FSv, L | 4, 3 | White matter and grey matter surrounding active plaque. ORO+ cells in blood vessel walls and parenchyma. |
5 | F | 47 | 20 | Bronchopneumonia | 9 | MS AQ, PSv, L | 5, 4 | Large plaque with active and some subacute and chronic areas. Large perivascular cuffs. White and grey matter. |
6 | F | 37 | 10 | Bronchopneumonia | 24 | MS AQ, basal ganglia, L | 3, 3 | Large subacute plaque with perivascular cuffing; areas of grey matter. |
7 | F | 71 | 32 | Bronchopneumonia | 19 | MS SAQ, O pole Sv, L | 2, 0 | Hypocellular plaque surrounded by patchy abnormal-appearing white matter. |
8 | F | 29 | 8 | Bronchopneumonia | 11 | MS SAQ, cerebellum, R | 1, 1 | Large subacute plaque with hypercellular areas. |
9 | F | 60 | 34 | Renal failure | 24 | MS SAQ, TV, L | 2, 4 | Large subacute plaque with many large and small perivascular cuffs. |
10 | F | 49 | 11 | Bronchopneumonia | 16 | MS CQ, F pole V, R | 0, 2 | Large chronic plaque surrounded by pale abnormal white matter. |