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. 2014 May 28;24(6):599–606. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12146

Table 2.

Neuropathological features in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 patients

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3
1C2‐IR type (%) 1C2‐IR type (%) 1C2‐IR type (%)
NL G 1C2 CS CNS NS NL G 1C2 CS CNS NS NL G 1C2 CS CNS NS
Cerebral cortex (frontal) III ● IV + 70 30 0 + 71 29 0 ++ 83 17 0
V ● VI ++ 60 35 5 ++ 58 23 19 ++ ++ +++ 55 44 1
Cerebral cortex (occipital) III ● IV + 100 0 0 + 61 26 13 ++ 17 83 0
V ● VI ++ 68 32 0 ++ 41 24 35 ++ ++ ++ 32 68 0
Hippocampus + 87 13 0 +++ 93 7 0 ++ 88 8 4
Cerebral white matter + 100 0 0 0 0 0 + + 100 0 0
Caudate nucleus + 70 30 0 0 0 0 + ++ ++ 91 9 0
Putamen + 80 20 0 0 0 0 + + ++ 83 17 0
Pallidum + + ++ 20 80 0 0 0 0 + + + 100 0 0
Thalamus ++ ++ ++ 42 58 1 ++ ++ + 100 0 0 ++ ++ ++ 60 40 0
Oculomotor nucleus +++ 91 9 0 + + ++ 93 7 0 + + +++ 93 7 0
Red nucleus + + ++++ 81 18 1 ++ ++ ++ 90 10 0 ++ ++ ++++ 75 24 1
Substantia nigra ++ ++ ++++ 68 30 2 +++ +++ ++++ 71 25 4 +++ +++ ++++ 75 21 4
Subtjalamic nucleus + + + 100 0 0 + + + 100 0 0 + + + 100 0 0
Abducens nucleus 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 100 0 0
Potine nucleus +++ +++ +++++ 19 75 6 +++ +++ +++ 41 33 26 +++ +++ ++++ 31 54 15
Locus ceruleus ++ 71 29 0 ++ 100 0 0 + + + 67 33 0
Hypoglossal nucleus + 82 18 0 + + ++ 71 29 0 + + ++ 82 18 0
Vestibular nucleus + 64 36 0 + + + 64 36 0 + + + 69 31 0
Inferior olivary nucleus +++ +++ ++ 33 67 0 +++ +++ +++++ 44 50 6 +++ +++ +++++ 16 79 5
Anterior horn ++ ++ +++ 41 59 0 +++ +++ +++++ 35 53 12 +++ +++ +++++ 41 46 13
Clarke's nucleus + + + 71 29 0 + + + 100 0 0 + + + 100 0 0
Anterior roots + + 100 0 0 + + 100 0 0 + + 100 0 0
Posterior roots + + 100 0 0 + + 100 0 0 + + 100 0 0
Cerebellar cortex (Purkinje layer) +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0
Cerebellar cortex (granular layer) +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0
Cerebellar cortex (molecular layer) +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0 +++ +++ ++ 100 0 0
Cerebellar cortex (golgi cell) + + +++ 25 75 0 + + + 78 22 0 + + ++ 40 60 0
Dentate nucleus + 68 32 0 ++ 94 0 6 +++ 75 25 0

1C2 = 1C2‐immunoreactive frequency; CNS = cytoplasmic and nuclear staining; CS = granular cytoplasmic staining; G = gliosis; NL = neuronal loss; NS = nuclear with inclusions staining.

NL, G: “−” = <10% (none); “+” = 10–30% (mild); “++” = 30–60% (moderate); “+++” = >60% (severe).

1C2: “−” = <1%; “+” = 1–20%; “++” = 20–40%; “+++” = 40–60%; “++++” = 60–80%; “+++++” = >80%.