Protocol for postmortem bedside endoscopic procedure to sample human respiratory and olfactory cleft mucosa, olfactory bulbs, and frontal lobe

Protocol for postmortem bedside endoscopic procedure to sample human respiratory and olfactory cleft mucosa, olfactory bulbs, and frontal lobe

Summary: We present a protocol for the rapid postmortem bedside procurement of selected tissue samples using an endoscopic endonasal surgical technique that we adapted from skull base surgery. We describe steps for the postmortem collection of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, a nasopharyngeal swab, and t...

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Main Authors: Marnick Clijsters, Mona Khan, Wout Backaert, Mark Jorissen, Kato Speleman, Pauline Van Bulck, Wouter Van Den Bogaert, Christophe Vandenbriele, Peter Mombaerts, Laura Van Gerven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:STAR Protocols
Subjects:
Clinical Protocol
Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166723007980

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