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middle frontal gyrus just rostral to the temporal tip, to
include the superior frontal sulcal margin
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superior and middle temporal gyri at the level of mammillary
body, to include the superior sulcal margin of the middle temporal
gyrus
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inferior parietal lobule, to include the intraparietal sulcus
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occipital lobe, to include the calcarine cortex, parastriate
field, and peristriate region (this usually requires two blocks)
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gyrus rectus
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anterior cingulate gyrus approximately 1.5 cm posterior to the
anterior pole of the corpus callosum genu
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striate nuclei (putamen and head of caudate nucleus)
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basal forebrain magnocellular nuclei at the level of the
anterior commissure
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globus pallidus, putamen, and insular cortex
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hypothalamus at the level of the mammillary bodies
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thalamus
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amygdaloid nucleus
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entorhinal/transentorhinal cortex at the level of the uncus
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hippocampus and parahippocampal cortex at the level of the red
nucleus
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hippocampus and adjacent parahippocampal gyrus at the level of
the lateral geniculate body
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midbrain, to include the substantia nigra and red nucleus
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pons
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medulla, to include the inferior olivary nucleus
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cerebellar vermis
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cerebellar hemisphere, to include the dentate nucleus
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spinal cord at various levels
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pituitary gland
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olfactory bulb
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other sections as appropriate
