Lack of neurodegenerative lesions |
+++++ |
(eg, Alzheimer changes) |
|
Lack of gliosis |
++++ |
Smaller cortical and hippocampal pyramidal neurons |
+++ |
Decreased cortical and hippocampal synaptic markers |
+++ |
Decreased dendritic spine density |
++ |
Loss of neurons from dorsal thalamus |
++ |
Abnoramlities of white matter neurons |
+ |
Entorhinal cortex dysplasia |
+ |
Disarray of hippocampal neuron orientation |
+/- |
Loss of hippocampal or cortical neurons |
0 |
|
0: no good evidence; +/-: equivocal data; 4- to +++++: increasing amounts of supportive data. |