Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of Parkinson's disease cases
| Case | Sex | Age (years) | PMI | Clinical histories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | M | 52 | 14.5 | Severe, rapidly progressive PD; IDDM; CRF; depression |
| 168 | F | 73 | 15.5 | 23 year hx of PD; depression; cortical plaques at autopsy did not meet criteria for AD |
| 170 | M | 76 | 12.75 | TURP 11 years before death; orthostatic hypotension; no evidence of MSA at post |
| 171 | M | 83 | 5.5 | 4 year hx of PD; hypothyroidism; silent aspiration; no evidence of AD or MSA at post |
| 172 | M | 84 | 10 | 12 year hx of PD (symptoms 6 years before dx); depression; no evidence of AD or MSA at post |
| 174 | F | 82 | 13.5 | Depression; discoid lupus erythematosus |
| 175 | M | 79 | 16.5 | 10 year hx of PD; possible chronic lymphocytic leukemia; neurogenic bladder; no AD at post |
| 182 | M | 77 | 15 | 37 year hx of PD; tonic-clonic seizures; visual hallucinations; focal spongiform vacuolizations |
| 187 | F | 73 | 9.5 | >20 year hx of PD |
| 203 | M | 72 | 18 | 26 year hx of PD; s/p CABG × 5; hx of smoking |
M, Male; F, female; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CRF, chronic renal failure; hx, history; dx, diagnosis; IDDM, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; MSA, multisystem atrophy; PMI, postmortem interval (hours); post, postmortem examination; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; s/p, status post.