Table 1.
Summaries of demographic, clinical and histological information of schizophrenic, bipolar, major depression and control cases.
| Demographics | Group | |||
| Controls n = 15 |
Schizophrenic n = 15 |
Bipolar disorder n = 15 |
Major Depression n = 15 |
|
| AGE (years, mean ± SD) | 48.1 ± 10.7 | 44.5 ± 13.1 | 42.3 ± 11.7 | 46.5 ± 9.3 |
| GENDER | 9M, 6F | 9M, 6F | 9M, 6F | 9M, 6F |
| POSTMORTEM INTERVAL (hours, mean ± SD) | 23.7 ± 9.9 | 33.7 ± 14.6 | 32.5 ± 16.1 | 27.5 ± 10.7 |
| CAUSE OF DEATH | ||||
| CPD | 13 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Accident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| pH (mean ± SD) | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 6.1 ± 0.3 |
| FIXATION (months, mean ± SD) | 4.40 ± 3.9 | 11.20 ± 8.5 | 9.67 ± 3.6 | 8.33 ± 6.6 |
| STORAGE OF FROZEN SECTIONS (days, mean ± S D) | 621 ± 172.3 | 434 ± 290.0 | 338 ± 234.2 | 621 ± 233.1 |
| BRAIN HEMISPHERE | 7R:8L | 6R:9L | 8R:7L | 6R:9L |
| DURATION OF ILLNESS (years, mean ± SD) | 0 ± 0 | 21.3 ± 11.4 | 20.1 ± 9.7 | 12.7 ± 11.1 |
| LIFETIME ANTIPSYCHOTICa DOSE (mg) (min-median-max) | 0-0-0 | 0- 35 000- 200 000 | 0- 7 500- 60 000 | 0-0-0 |
a = lifetime quantity of fluphenazine or equivalent
CPD = cardiac pulmonary disease