Table 2.
Clinical and pathological characterization of cases of Alzheimer disease without hippocampal TDP-43 NCIs. All cases of hippocampal-negative cases also had negative TDP-43 immunoreactivity in the frontal, temporal, and parietal cortical regions.
| TDP-43 Pattern of Distribution | Patient | Age of Death | Primary Clinical Diagnosis | Secondary Clinical Diagnosis | Braak Staging | Amygdala TDP-43 | Entorhinal Cortex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amygdala Only | 101 | 87 | AD | 5 | 1+ | 0 | |
| 102 | 79 | AD | 6 | 3+ | 0 | ||
| 103 | 82 | AD | Depression | 6 | 3+ | 0.5+ | |
| 104 | 98 | AD | 6 | 3+ | 1+ | ||
| 105 | 95 | AD | 5 | 3+ | 1+ | ||
| 106 | 79 | AD | 5 | 3+ | 3+ | ||
| None | 107 | 94 | AD | Depression | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | 91 | AD | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 109 | 89 | AD | B12 deficiency | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 110 | 86 | AD | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 111 | 85 | AD | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 112 | 83 | AD | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 113 | 80 | AD | Depression | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 114 | 79 | AD | Depression | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 115 | 66 | AD | DLB | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 116 | 91 | AD | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 117 | 89 | AD | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 118 | 88 | Multi-infarct dementia | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 119 | 87 | AD | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 120 | 86 | AD | Single stroke | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 121 | 81 | AD | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 122 | 79 | Multi-infarct dementia | 5 | 0 | 0 |
(AD = probable Alzheimer disease; aMCI = amnestic mild cognitive impairment; DLB = dementia with Lewy bodies)