Brain tissues

A total of 2,235 deceased individuals' brain tissue samples are available.

For each brain, we have compiled the most essential data required for research purposes, which include the following: 

• Gender

• Age at death

• Main diagnosis of last hospital admission

• Clinically known base diseases (hypertonia, diabetes mellitus, cancer, psychiatric disorder, dementia, parkinsonism, heart diseases, etc.)

• Days spent in hospital to death

• Clinically reason of death

• Post-mortem time (from death till brain fixation in formalin)

• General body autopsy revealed diseases (with special attention to cancers, thromboembolic complications, infections, chronic diseases)

• Pathological reason of death

• Brain autopsy findings (macroscopic, and if available microscopic alterations)

These data are readily available upon request. Additional parameters (e.g., laboratory tests, imaging studies) can be retrieved upon individual request.

Disease spectrum of samples:

• • • 1,083 cases of ischemic stroke

    • 476 cases of hemorrhagic stroke

    • 105 cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage

    • 103 cases of epilepsy without brain alteration

    • 93 cases of parkinsonism

    • 78 cases of metastatic brain tumors

    • 73 cases of dementia

    • 62 cases of primary brain tumors

    • 38 cases of depression

    • 21 cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    • 19 cases of meningoencephalitis

    • 10 cases of schizophrenia

    • 7 cases of meningeal carcinomatosis

    • 2 cases of bipolar disorder

    • Other cases not classified under the above categories.

If you are conducting research related to the previously mentioned diseases and require human brain tissue for your work, please do not hesitate to contact us. Access to our database needs prior arrengement. Details can be found in Sample Request section.