Table 5 Macroscopic examination of the trimmed brain
Trimmed brain—checklist | |
|---|---|
TB-1 | FISS base |
a. depth | |
b. width | |
c. course | |
TB-2 | Cortical ribbon—subcortical white matter |
a. thickness | |
b. symmetry | |
c. delineation | |
d. white-grey ratio | |
TB-3 | Large white matter tracts, capsules and interposed nuclei |
a. volume & ratios | |
b. symmetry | |
c. delineation | |
d. misplaced grey matter | |
TB-4 | Periventricular features |
a. subependyma/glia limitans interna | |
b. periventricular white matter | |
TB-5 | Ventricular features |
a. ventricular size, symmetry, contents and communications | |
b. ependymal lining and vela | |
c. circumventricular organs | |
d. choroid plexuses | |