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. 2008 Mar 18;9(3):229–245. doi: 10.1007/s10561-008-9067-2

Table 2.

Brain regions sampled for diagnostic histopathology and inventory

Brain region Paraffin 6 μm sections Frozen 40 μm sections
Superior frontal gyrus No Yes
Middle frontal gyrus Yes Yes
Precentral gyrus Yes No
Postcentral gyrus Yes No
Superior parietal lobule No Yes
Inferior parietal lobule Yes No
Anterior cingulate gyrus Yes Yes
Superior temporal gyrus No Yes
Middle temporal gyrus Yes Yes
Inferior temporal gyrus No Yes
Fusiform gyrus Yes Yes
Parahippocampal gyrus at amygdala Yes Yes
Parahippocampal gyrus at head hip. No Yes
Parahippocampal gyrus at lat. genic. Yes Yes
Hippocampus at head No Yes
Hippocampus at body Yes Yes
Occipital cortex: primary Yes Yes
Occipital cortex: association Yes Yes
Cerebral white matter: all lobes No Yes
Caudate nucleus: head No Yes
Caudate nucleus: body Yes Yes
Putamen: head No Yes
Globus pallidus Yes Yes
Substantia innominata Yes Yes
Thalamus: anterior Yes Yes
Thalamus: midpoint Yes Yes
Hypothalamus Yes Yes
Mammillary body Yes No
Subthalamic nucleus Yes Yes
Substantia nigra No Yes
Midbrain tegmentum No Yes
Pons: anterior Yes No
Pons: midpoint Yes Yes
Cerebellum: vermis Yes No
Cerebellum: dentate nucleus Yes Yes
Cerebellum: hemispheric cortex Yes Yes
Medulla: anterior Yes No
Medulla: posterior Yes No
Olfactory bulb and tract Yes No
Spinal cord: cervical Yes No