The relationship between postmortem neuropathological findings and the immediate cause of death
| Cause of death (autopsy diagnosis) | Postmortem neuropathological findings | |||
| Ischaemic lesions N=222 | Haemorrhagic transformation of an infarct N=99 | Parenchymal haemorrhage N=172 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage N=41 | |
| Herniation (eg, due to haemorrhagic transformation of an infarct or expansion of bleeding) | 31 | 18 | 118 | 32 |
| Cardiorespiratory insufficiency | 44 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| Myocardial infarction | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 81 | 31 | 24 | 6 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 55 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| Sepsis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |