Table 1 The study population consisted of individuals from two previous publications and newly included individuals, as summarised here
From: Cortical microvascular raspberries and ageing: an independent but not exclusive relationship
Publication | n | Age range | Inclusion period | Study population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ek Olofsson et al. [2] | 62 | 46–97 | April 2019–January 2021 | Patients who had undergone a neuropathological examination where tissue sections from ≥ 10 different brain regions had been sampled—including a tissue section from the anterior frontal lobe—and the brain weight had been documented. Furthermore, a complete diagnostic autopsy report and access to clinical data from the medical records was required. No specific diagnosis was sought |
Ek Olofsson et al. [3] | 131* | 57–92 | January 1993–September 2021 | Patients that could be fit into one of three groups based on their status regarding cerebral atherosclerosis and acute circulatory failure and matched with patients from the other two groups according to age, sex, and examined brain region |
Newly included | 70 | 20–59 | January 2013–April 2023 | Patients who were 20–59 years old at the time of death and had undergone a neuropathological examination in which one of the sampled tissue sections were from the frontal lobe |
Total | 263 | 20–97 | January 1993–April 2023 | Adult patients who had undergone a clinical autopsy including a diagnostic neuropathological examination at the Section of Clinical Pathology, Region Skane, Lund |