■　Current Storage Status

The laboratory has two large deep freezers. In the event of an emergency breakdown, an alarm will sound and a liquid carbon dioxide compressed gas cylinder will be automatically activated. In principle, the left hemisphere is stored at a temperature of -80℃, and the right hemisphere is preserved by formalin fixation.

52cases

●　There are 52 cases actually stored at the bank

・　32 cases of schizophrenia
・　7 cases of bipolar disorder
・　1 case of mental retardation, epilepsy
・　2 cases of dementia
・　2 cases of healthy control
・　6 cases of other

Of the 50 stored cases ・　9 cases of complete brain fixation ・　41 cases of right hemisphere fixation and left hemisphere freezing

●　2 cases are preserved in the Pathology Department (1 case of brain abscess,1 case of long term artificial respirator use)

　■　Co-administrator of postmortem brain samples stored at the bank
　　　Yuko Hashimoto, M.D.,Ph.D., Professor, Department of Diagnostic Pathology,
　　　Fukushima Medical University. She has been licensed to perform autopsy since 1996.

　■　Neuropathological examination of postmortem brain samples
　　　We entrust the neuropathological examination of postmortem brain samples to
　　　Shigeo Murayama, M.D.,Ph.D., Chairman and Director, Department of Neurology,
　　　Neuropathology & Bio-resource Center
　　　(The Brain Bank for Aging Research), Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital & Institute of
　　　Gerontology.