Table 4 Data related to the newborn brain and the adult brain (hypothalamus and limbic structures)
From: Existence of a potential neurogenic system in the adult human brain
Subject | Age | History | Cause of death | Agonal period | Time elapsed between death and autopsy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newborn | 29Â days | Prematurity (28Â weeks and 2Â days of gestation at birth) | Acute abdomen | 4Â hours | 6Â hours |
Anemia | Sepsis | ||||
Adult | 68Â years | Diabetes mellitus | Bronchopneumonia | 24Â hours | 6Â hours |
Systemic arterial hypertension | Sepsis | ||||
Congestive heart failure (ejection fraction = 34%) |