title: [Weight of the normal brain of the Venezuelan adult according to sex and age].
abstract: The weight of adult brains (age range: 19-100 years) obtained from 3967 consecutive necropsies performed over a period of ten years at the Hospital General del Sur of Maracaibo, are reviewed. The analysis of the weight of 1215 g in males, whereas the men brain weight in females was 1122 g. The encephalic weight decreases with age, diminishing rapidly after age 65 in males, and age 75 un females.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Medicina Legal, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardozo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014687:Venezuela