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Distribution of medical contraindications to cornea collection in 184 of the 329 dead patients identified by the coordination team
| Aetiologies | Number of patients (%) |
| Cancer with metastases | 125 (67.9) |
| History of neurosurgery | 7 (3.8) |
| Alzheimer's disease | 2 (1.1) |
| Known dementia | 9 (4.9) |
| Meningitis | 4 (2.2) |
| Known viral hepatitis | 3 (1.6) |
| Tuberculosis | 2 (1.1) |
| Other causes | 14 (7.6) |
| Cause or death unknown | 18 (9.8) |
| 184 (100) |
