TABLE 1.
Case | DxAP | Assay | Braak stage | Sex | Age (years) | PMD (hh:mm) | Brain weight (g) | Original fixation | Cause of death |
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1 | AD | IF | VI | F | 87 | 15:30 | 990 | Formaldehyde | Sepsis |
2 | AD | IF, Q | V | F | 80 | 4:00 | 910 | Formaldehyde | Respiratory infection |
3 | AD | IF | VI | F | 85 | 2:00 | 1150 | Formaldehyde | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
4 | AD | IF, Q | VI | M | 77 | 5:00 | 1330 | Formaldehyde | Sepsis of bacterial origin |
5 | AD | IF, Q | VI | M | 77 | 6:00 | 1060 | Formaldehyde | Acute respiratory infection |
6 | AD | IF, Q | V | M | 75 | 3:00 | 1050 | Formaldehyde | Multi‐organic failure |
7 | AD | IF, Q | VI | M | 92 | 6:00 | 960 | Formaldehyde | n.a. |
8 | AD | WB | VI | M | 90 | 4:30 | 1070 | Frozen no‐fix | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
9 | AD | WB | V‐VI | F | 91 | 5:00 | n.a. | Frozen no‐fix | n.a. |
10 | AD | WB | VI | F | 76 | 11:10 | 900 | Frozen no‐fix | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
11 | AD | WB | VI | M | 69 | 2:25 | n.a. | Frozen no‐fix | Multi‐organic failure |
12 | AD | WB | VI | F | 67 | 4:15 | n.a. | Frozen no‐fix | Bronchopneumonia |
13 | NAD | IF | n.a. | F | 75 | 10:30 | 1050 | Formaldehyde | Cardiogenic shock |
14 | NAD | IF, Q | II | F | 81 | 5:00 | 1100 | Formaldehyde | Multi‐organic failure |
15 | NAD | IF | II | F | 62 | 2:00 | 1050 | Formaldehyde | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
16 | NAD | IF, Q | II | M | 84 | 3:00 | 1400 | Formaldehyde | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
17 | NAD | IF, Q | I | M | 53 | 5:00 | 1300 | Formaldehyde | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
18 | NAD | IF, Q | I | M | 58 | 6:00 | 1500 | Formaldehyde | Acute myocardial infarction |
19 | NAD | IF, Q | I | M | 63 | 2:00 | 1400 | Formaldehyde | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
20 | NAD | WB | II | F | 83 | 7:20 | 1320 | Frozen no‐fix | Intestinal ischemia |
21 | NAD | WB | n.a. | M | 77 | 10:31 | n.a. | Frozen no‐fix | n.a. |
22 | NAD | WB | n.a. | M | 68 | 4:10 | 1350 | Frozen no‐fix | Sepsis |
23 | NAD | WB | n.a. | F | 82 | 4:00 | 800 | Frozen no‐fix | Respiratory failure |
24 | NAD | WB | n.a. | M | 68 | 4:00 | 1220 | Frozen no‐fix | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer's disease; DxAP, neuropathological diagnosis; F, Female; IF, Immunofluorescence; M, Male; n.a., not available; NAD, non‐Alzheimer's disease; PMD, post‐mortem delay; Q, Quantification; WB, Western Blot.