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Table 3 Neuropathological sampling schemes

From: International veterinary epilepsy task force recommendations for systematic sampling and processing of brains from epileptic dogs and cats

Type

Determinant

Subtype

Reproducibility

Required skill levels

1

Evidence

A: structural (MRI, gross pathology)

Good

0-I

B: functional/symptomatogenic

Good to fair

II-III

2

Systematic

A: disease-dependent, e.g. epilepsy

Good

II

B: disease-independent

Good

I

3

Random

A: systematic (random sampling of distinct regions)

Fair to poor

I

B: non-systematic

Poor

0