TABLE 2.

A: Minimum areas for FFPE sampling in DSBC cases and data report.

A. Minimal amount of brain regions
Superior frontal gyrus/midfrontal gyrus (BA9/46)
Pre‐ and postcentral gyri/primary motor cortex (BA4)
Anterior cingulum – corpus callosum/BA24
Lenticular at level of nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM)
Anterior thalamus – with mammillary body
Ventromedial thalamus – with subthalamic nucleus
Hippocampus + parahippocampal gyrus (at level of lateral geniculate nucleus)
Mid‐low temporal gyri and amygdala/BA28
Calcarine gyrus/BA17
Substantia nigra – midbrain
Pons with Locus coeruleus
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellar vermis
Cerebellar hemisphere + dentate nucleus
Upper and medial temporal gyri/BA21
Low parietal gyrus/angular gyrus/BA39/40

B. Additional recommended areas
White matter semi‐oval frontal center
White matter semi‐oval occipital center
Orbitofrontal cortex
Temporal pole
Posterior cingulate (BA23/31) and precuneus (BA7)
Head of caudate nucleus + accumbens nucleus
Dorsal thalamus with lateral geniculate nucleus
Anterior insula
Anterior hippocampus with entorhinal cortex
Lower pons
Spinal cord, cervical, dorsal, lumbar, sacral
Optic chiasm
Olfactory bulb (especially for COVID cases)
Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Choroid plexus
Eyes/inner ears