Table 3.
Neuropathological diagnoses, 1997–2007
| Neuropathological diagnosis | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Normala | 119 | 21 |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 316 | 56 |
| Dementia with Lewy bodies | 99 | 18 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 78 | 14 |
| Vascular dementia | 43 | 8 |
| Progressive supranuclear palsy | 41 | 7 |
| Hippocampal sclerosis | 35 | 6 |
| Dementia lacking distinctive histology | 9 | 2 |
| Multiple system atrophy | 5 | 0.9 |
| Motor neuron disease with dementia | 3 | 0.5 |
| Corticobasal degeneration | 2 | 0.4 |
| Pick’s disease | 2 | 0.4 |
| Huntington’s disease | 2 | 0.4 |
As more than one condition was often present in a single subject, the sum of the percentages exceeds 100
aNo major clinical neurological diagnosis & age-consistent neuropathology only