Table 1.

Sources of tissue samples

Disease Status	Tissue Source (Reference)	Number of specimens	Brain Regions Studied
Normal (HIV−), HIV+ and HIVE	National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium, Manhattan HIV-1 Brain Bank [70]	4, 5 and10	Cerebral cortex and associated white matter in most
SIV−, SIV+ and SIVE	University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, courtesy of Dr. Clayton Wiley	1, 1 and 2	Anterior basal ganglia with associated cerebral cortex and white matter
Alzheimer’s disease	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, courtesy of Dr. Peter Davies	9	Hippocampus
Ischaemic infarct	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Neuropathology Archives	3	Basal ganglia, cerebellum, cerebral cortex with associated white matter
Multiple sclerosis	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division of Neuropathology Archives (n = 2), National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium, Manhattan HIV-1 Brain Bank (n = 1) [70]	3	Periventricular white matter, pons, cerebellum