Table 1.
Clinical and demographic case description of brain autopsy cases.
| Case # | # of tissue blocks | Post mortem delay (hrs) | MS Phenotype | Gender | Age at autopsy | Disease duration (years) | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | – | Progressive | M | 34 | 13 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Progressive | F | 65 | 26 | Congestive heart failure |
| 4 | 5 | – | – | M | 43 | – | – |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | Relapsing–remitting | F | 52 | 20 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 7 | 1 | 24 | Progressive | F | 45 | 8 | Acute pyelonephritis with sepsis |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | – | F | 45 | 23 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 9 | 2 | 15 | Progressive | M | 55 | 36 | Acute pyelonephritis with sepsis |
| 10 | 2 | 70 | Progressive | F | 60 | 4 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 12 | 1 | 46 | Progressive | M | 67 | 42 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 13 | 1 | 13 | – | M | 50 | 20 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 14 | 1 | 29 | Progressive | F | 68 | 14 | Cerebral haemorrhage |
| 15 | 2 | 40 | Progressive | M | 83 | – | Pseudomembraneous colitis |
| 16 | 2 | 29 | Progressive | F | 49 | 20 | Bronchopneumoina |
| 18 | 3 | 83 | Progressive | F | 62 | 28 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 19 | 2 | 31 | – | M | 52 | 8 | Acute pyelonephritis |
| 20 | 3 | 45 | Progressive | M | 43 | 7 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 21 | 2 | 27 | Relapsing–remitting | F | 21 | 4 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 23 | 3 | 24 | – | F | 56 | 26 | Bronchopneumonia |
| 25 | 1 | 50 | – | M | 46 | 12 | Suicide |
| 26 | 2 | 23 | – | F | 46 | – | Hyperthermia |
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