Table 1 Demographic, neurochemical and disease variables of subjects included in the study
Demographics | Control | DLB | PDD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 21 | 19 | 21 | |
Age at death (mean yrs. ± SD) | 81.7 ± 6.5 | 80.7 ± 6.2 | 78.8 ± 6.1 | |
Sex (Male,%) | 13 (61.9) | 10 (52.6) | 11 (52.3) | |
Post-mortem interval (mean hrs ± SD) | 35.2 ± 22.7 | 31.8 ± 18.6 | 33.7 ± 16.1 | |
Tissue pH | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 6.5 ± 0.3 | |
Braak Staging (n) | 0-II | 14 | 2 | 13 |
III-IV | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
V-VI | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
NA | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
CERAD Score (n) | None | 10 | 3 | 5 |
Sparse | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Moderate | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Frequent | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
NA | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Lewy Body Score (n) | None | 19 | 0 | 7 |
Sparse | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
Moderate | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Severe | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
NA | 2 | 1 | 0 | |