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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Dec 8;13(1):89–101. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9233-1

Table 6.

Respondents’ initial thoughts/reaction to request for brain donation (N = 50)

Total (%)
Donation can help others/research 38.0
Deceased would have wanted the donation to occur 16.0
Surprise 16.0
Ok/great idea 12.0
Doubt/apprehension/uncertainty 10.0
Overwhelm 2.0
Relief 2.0
Glad someone was doing something to solve deceased’s devastating disease 2.0
‘No reaction’ to request 2.0