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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Neuropathol. 2019 Jan 2;137(2):227–238. doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1951-7

Table 2:

Pathological characteristics

TDP type-α TDP type-β P-value
(N = 131) (N = 110)
HpScI, n (%) 78 (60%) 16 (15%) <0.001
LBD, n (%) 32 (36%) 36 (35%) >0.99
TDP 6 stages, n (%) <O.001
 Stage 1 2 (2%) 31 (28%)
 Stage 2 7 (5%) 48 (44%)
 Stage 3 11 (8%) 13 (12%)
 Stage 4 46 (35%) 13 (12%)
 Stage 5 42 (32%) 4 (4%)
 Stage 6 23 (18%) 1 (1%)
Braak, n (%) 0.03
 Braak 1 2 (2%) 0 (0%)
 Braak 2 5 (4%) 0 (0%)
 Braak 3 5 (4%) 1 (1%)
 Braak 4 17 (13%) 19 (17%)
 Braak 5 43 (33%) 27 (25%)
 Braak 6 59 (45%) 63 (57%)
Amyloid, n (%) 0.14
 Amyloid 0 11 (9%) 2 (2%)
 Amyloid 1 9 (7%) 9 (8%)
 Amyloid 2 35 (27%) 28 (26%)
 Amyloid 3 74 (57%) 70 (64%)
Vascular disease, n (%) 28 (31%) 27 (26%) 0.52

Data shown are n (%) or median (range). P-values for categorical variables are from Fisher’s exact tests, and Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests for continuous variables.

HpScl = hippocampal sclerosis; LBD = Lewy body disease;