Table 1.

List of specimens

Case	Age	Sex	Cause of death	Post-mortem delay	Method	Specimen
1	21 w.g.	M	Cardio-respiratory failure	35 h	WB	Hippocampus
2	28 w.g	F	Cardio-respiratory failure	37 h	IHC	Brainstem, TG
3	36 w.g.	F	Cardio-respiratory failure	26 h	IHC	Brainstem, TG
4	40 w.g.	M	Cardio-respiratory failure	37 h	WB	Hippocampus
5	42 y	M	Cardio-respiratory failure	37 h	IHC	Brainstem, TG
6	47 y	F	Pneumonitis	50 h	WB, IHC	Hippocampus, brainstem, TG
7	50 y	F	Embolysm of pulmonary artery	26 h	WB	Hippocampus
8	51 y	F	Myocardial infarction	54 h	WB, IHC	Hippocampus, brainstem
9	82 y	F	Myocardial infarction	28 h	WB	Hippocampus
10	88 y	M	Embolysm of pulmonary artery	47 h	WB, IHC	Hippocampus, brainstem, TG

F, female; h, hours; IHC, immunohistochemistry; M, male; TG, trigeminal ganglion; w.g., weeks of gestation; WB, western blot.