Table 3.
Alzheimer Disease Neuropathologic Scores
| AD Neuropathologic Change “ABC” Scores* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AD Neuropathologic Change Severity Scale |
“A” β-amyloid |
“B” Neurofibrillary tangles |
“C” Neuritic plaques |
| PDND (37) | |||
| 0 | 13 | 4 | 36 |
| 1 | 14 | 28 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PDD (114) | |||
| 0 | 24 | 3 | 77 |
| 1 | 26 | 72 | 24 |
| 2 | 31 | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | 33 | 11 | 3 |
| DLB (14) | |||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
*
Neuropathology scores according to Montine TJ, Phelps CH, Beach TG, et al. National Institute on Aging–Alzheimer’s Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer’s disease: a practical approach. Acta Neuropathol 2012; 123:1–11