Table 1.
Human samples of olfactory bulb used in this study. DxAP (anatomopathological diagnostic); PMD (postmortem delay).
| Case | DxAP | Sex | Age | PMD (h) | Brain Weight | Braak Stage | Disease Duration (Years) | Cause of Death | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | AD | F | 90 | 12 | 920 | VI | - | Acute respiratory failure, respiratory infection and Alzheimer’s disease | Fresh-frozen |
| 32 | AD | F | 81 | 6 | 935 | VI | 15 | Cardiorespiratory arrest | Fresh-frozen |
| 33 | AD | F | 80 | 5 | 1060 | VI | 8.5 | Acute heart failure | Fresh-frozen |
| 34 | AD | M | 80 | 21 | 1300 | VI | - | Respiratory failure; bronchoaspiration | Fresh-frozen |
| 35 | AD | F | 76 | 11 | 900 | VI | - | Respiratory failure | Fresh-frozen |
| 36 | AD | F | 83 | 2 | 1000 | VI | 9 | Respiratory failure | Formalin-fixed |
| 37 | AD | F | 85 | 2 | 1150 | VI | 7 | Respiratory failure | Formalin-fixed |
| 38 | AD | M | 75 | 3 | 1050 | V | 4 | Multiorgan failure | Formalin-fixed |
| 39 | AD | F | 84 | 2 | 920 | V | 11 | - | Formalin-fixed |
| 40 | AD | M | 77 | 6 | 1060 | VI | 10 | Acute Respiratory infection | Formalin-fixed |
| 41 | Non-AD | F | 37 | 9 | 1200 | - | - | Septic Shock | Fresh-frozen |
| 42 | Non-AD | F | 83 | 7 | 1320 | - | - | - | Fresh-frozen |
| 43 | Non-AD | M | 68 | 4 | 1350 | - | - | Sepsis | Fresh-frozen |
| 44 | Non-AD | F | 82 | 4 | 800 | - | - | Cardiorespiratory arrest | Fresh-frozen |
| 45 | Non-AD | F | 71 | 7 | 975 | - | - | Respiratory failure | Fresh-frozen |
| 46 | Non-AD | F | 62 | 2 | 1050 | - | Multiorgan failure | Formalin-fixed | |
| 47 | Non-AD | M | 58 | 6 | 1500 | - | Cardiorespiratory arrest | Formalin-fixed | |
| 48 | Non-AD | M | 53 | 5 | 1300 | - | 2 | Respiratory failure | Formalin-fixed |
| 49 | Non-AD | M | 78 | 4 | 1100 | - | 1.5 | Respiratory failure | Formalin-fixed |
| 50 | Non-AD | M | 63 | 2 | 1400 | - | 1.5 | Respiratory failure | Formalin-fixed |