TABLE 3.
The Number of Cases Exhibiting Nuclear or Cytoplasmic Nuclear Factor E2-Related Factor 2 Staining in Neurons of Parkinson Disease, Two Diagnostic Categories of Alzheimer Disease, or Age-Matched Controls
| Hippocampus
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Substantia Nigra
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Nuclear | Cytoplasmic | Nuclear | Cytoplasmic |
| Control | 5/5 | 5/5 | 0/5 | 5/5 |
| AD | 1/12* | 12/12 | 0/8 | 8/8 |
| LBVAD | 0/3† | 3/3 | 0/3 | 3/3 |
| PD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5* | 5/5 |
The fraction of cases exhibiting nuclear or cytoplasmic nuclear factor e2-related factor 2 staining in hippocampus and substantia nigra among 3 diagnostic groups: age-matched control (control), Alzheimer disease (AD), Lewy body variant of Alzheimer disease (LBVAD), and Parkinson disease (PD).
Indicates significantly different from control (p < 0.01) using the Fisher exact test.
Indicates significantly different from control (p < 0.05).