Table 2.
Information for cases used in the fusiform gyrus studies
| Case | Diagnosis | Age (years) | PMI (hours) | Time in fixative | Cause of Death | Gender | Thionin | Calbindin | Parvalbumin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4899 | Autism | 14 | 9 | 33.0 | Drowning | Male | X | X | X |
| 5000 | Autism | 27 | 8.3 | 102.0 | Drowning | Male | X | ||
| 5027 | Autism | 37 | 26 | 21.7 | Obstruction of bowel due to adhesion | Male | X | X | X |
| 5144 | Autism | 20 | 23.7 | 102.0 | Auto trauma | Male | X | X | X |
| 5173* | Autism | 30 | 20.3 | 100.0 | GI Bleeding | Male | X | X | X |
| 6677* | Autism | 30 | 16 | 39.0 | Congestive Heart Failure | Male | X | X | X |
| 6756* | Autism | 16 | 22 | 38.0 | Myocardial Infarction | Male | X | ||
| 3711* | Autism | 25 | 26 | 99.0 | Non-traumatic epilepsy | Male | X | X | X |
| 3916 | Autism | 32 | 22 | 81.0 | Male | X | X | X | |
| Mean | 26.9 | 18.9 | 77.6 | ||||||
| 4642 | Control | 28 | 13 | 52.9 | Cardiac arrhythmia | Male | X | X | X |
| 4916 | Control | 19 | 5 | 31.9 | Drowning | Male | X | X | X |
| 5873 | Control | 28 | 23.3 | 34.0 | Unknown | Male | X | X | X |
| 6004 | Control | 36 | 18 | 22.0 | Unknown | Female | X | X | X |
| 6207 | Control | 16 | 26.2 | 17.0 | Heart attack | Male | X | X | X |
| 6221 | Control | 22 | 24.2 | 17.0 | Unknown | Male | X | X | X |
| 1573 | Control | 32 | 18 | 52.0 | Multiple injuries | Female | X | X | X |
| Mean | 25.9 | 18.2 | 32.4 |
Note the asterisk (*) indicates a history of seizure and an “X” in the columns indicates that the case was used in the study. The estimated average time in fixative prior to tissue processing is given for autism cases and control cases.