Table 1.

Control human brain material

NBB numberSexAgeBrain weight (gm)Postmortem delay (hr)Fixation (d)VIP (mm3)SOM (mm3)Clinicopathological diagnosis
Males (n = 25)Fetal/neonatal period
 81024m26 4/7 weeks1101:52510.2160.376Pulmonary failure
 84032m27 weeks14221:45450.2410.462Cardiac failure
 97154m33 6/7 weeks1867:55320.7291.136Respiratory insufficiency
 82002m35 1/7 weeks322<41:00320.7661.088Pericardial rupture
 94054m36 2/7 weeks357<24:001180.7031.238Pulmonalis atresia, cardiac insufficiency
 90095m38 1/7 weeks32014:05260.6241.018Respiratory insufficiency
 88120m40 weeks440<17:00311.2842.125Asphyxia
Infant/pubertal period
 88053m3 months485<41:00351.4452.520Pulmonal insufficiency, Fallot's tetralogy
 85036m3 months635<17:00731.5832.582Cardiac failure, aortic stenosis, cerebral ischemia
 84019m3 months710<11:007921.0342.318Sudden infant death syndrome
 86041m6 months800<6:30141.5152.663Sudden infant death syndrome
 88092m1 year920<41:00312.5874.536Penthotal intoxication, hypoxia
 88058m1 year1070<35:35282.5973.843Bacterial meningitis, sepsis
 84016m5 years156523:551002.0833.074Sepsis
 87057m6 years15503:30413.8365.637Peritonitis
 98116m8 yearsnd<17:101032.8265.595Cardiomyopathy
 87036m14 years1640<41:00324.9688.059Lymphadenopathy
Adult period
 97083m22 years1334<16:29264.0675.897Cardiomyopathy
 97173m24 years1364<33:30313.9696.708Accidental death
 86042m28 years1450<17:00463.6185.254Guillain-Barrésyndrome
 96406m35 years143013:3012143.2886.598Pulmonary aspergillosis
 99071m39 years1400<16:301303.3626.919Cardiac failure
 88011m41 years150020:30334.4646.745Suicide
 92011m47 years1500<89:00774.2584.915Sepsis
 97159m48 years15005:30423.7575.948Diabetes mellitus type I, euthanasia
Females (n = 25)Fetal/neonatal period
 89056f25 6/7 weeks100<65:00310.3620.579Idiopathic (infant) respiratory distress syndrome
 96401f27 2/7 weeks77<41:0013010.2170.460Congenital infection
 98193f30 6/7 weeks1163:00820.5791.023Sepsis
 86030f31 2/7 weeks200<41:00331.0111.545Hypoxia
 87024f34 5/7 weeks180<3:15380.3680.770Idiopathic (infant) respiratory distress syndrome
 96403f34 4/7 weeks197<57:1912880.3850.951Developmental syndrome
 88123f37 6/7 weeks350<41:00301.0672.544Cardiac failure
 89092f40 1/7 weeks38030:45280.6961.066Asphyxia
 88077f40 2/7 weeks350<65:00560.7821.378Asphyxia
 87028f41 4/7 weeks350<41:00330.8802.444Aspiration of maternal blood
Infant/pubertal period  86027f5 months73510:00401.0281.890Sudden infant death syndrome
 89027f6 months780<17:00281.0332.890Cardiomyopathy
 89036f1 year820nd312.3663.956Hypoglycaemia
 85031f2 yearsnd<65:00481.0284.699Kidney dysplasia, sepsis
 87077f7 years1320<9:45331.0335.287Astrocytoma
 87035f13 years1250<13:00482.3667.243Histiocystic lymphoma, cardiac failure
 99060f16 years1364<43:002383.2516.662Diabetes mellitus, acidosis
Adult period
 85041f28 yearsnd5:25443.2186.384Cardiac failure
 85027f29 years115013:10604.3183.131Coma, liver cirrhosis
 92037f32 years128030:00453.5183.334Bronchitis, pneumonia
 86032f33 years1035<41:00202.4114.179Adenocarcinoma
 84002f36 years142085:40511.8933.688Suicide, multiple fractures, aortic rupture
 97131f43 years1345<92:00632.2933.647Cardiac failure, liver cirrhosis
 89104f49 years1260<41:00323.8776.512Lung carcinoma, septic shock
 96423f49 years1253<17:008063.1835.316Adenocarcinoma, thrombo-embolism
  • M, Male; F, female; nd, not determined; NBB, Netherlands Brain Bank; SOM, somatostatin.