Table 1 Demographic characteristics of postmortem brain samples
Variable | Control | ASD |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 11.70 ± 1.584 | 11.80 ± 1.609 |
PMI (h) | 14.46 ± 2.171 | 19.00 ± 2.776 |
Sex (F/M) | 1/12 | 0/13 |
Storage (days) | 4287 ± 638.7 | 2829 ± 397.7 |
RIN | 5.55 ± 0.71 | 6.84 ± 0.53 |
pH | 5.95 ± 0.06 | 6.11 ± 0.07 |
Manner of death | Drowning (3), Vehicle accident (4), Hanging/suicide (2), Cardiovascular complication (1), TSS (1), Multisystem failure (1), Anaphylaxis (1) | Drowning (6) |
Vehicle accident (1) | ||
Cardiovascular complication (2) | ||
Cancer (1) | ||
Hemorrhage (2) | ||
Diabetic ketoacidosis (1) | ||
Medications* | Yes (1) (Concerta, Clonidine) | Yes (4) (Zyprexa (1), Reminyl (1), Naltrexone (1), Risperdal (2), Luvox (1), Clonidine (1), Insulin (1)) |
No (12) | ||
No (9) |