Table 1 Characteristics of MSA and PD/DLB patients
Sample # | Sex | Age at death (years) | Method of fixation | Hoehn and Yahr Scale | *Disease Duration (years) | Clinical diagnosis | Pathological diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 64 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | NA | NA | MSA | MSA-C |
2 | M | 55 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | NA | NA | MSA | MSA-P |
3 | F | 75 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 4 | MSA-P | MSA-P |
4 | F | 65 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 5 | 10 | MSA-P | NA |
5 | M | 60 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 3 | 2 | MSA-P | NA |
6 | M | 74 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | NA | 9 | PD | Corticobasal degeneration with parkinsonism. Alzheimer’s |
7 | F | 87 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 3 | 2 | PD | LBD. Primary age related tauopathy |
8 | M | 81 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 3 | PD | PD-brainstem prominent |
9 | M | 84 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 4 | PD | NA |
10 | M | 80 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 6 | DLB | DLB diffuse subtype |
11 | M | 79 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 8 | PD | NA |
12 | F | 89 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 2 | 4 | PD | NA |
13 | M | 80 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 8 | PD | NA |
14 | M | 73 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 2 | 11 | LBD | NA |
15 | M | 70 | Immersion fixation 7–10 days | 4 | 5 | PD/PSP | NA |