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Table 2.

Retrospective and original pathological diagnosis of Huntington’s disease (HD) in 195 cases with immunohistochemical analysis for HD inclusions.

HD inclusions Pathological diagnosis of HD
Retrospective diagnosis Original diagnosis
+ HD‐like NP + +? NR
Positive 188 183 0 0 5 162 4 13 9
Negative   7   0 6 1§ 0   1§ 0  6 0

ubiquitinated N‐terminal huntingtin‐positive neuronal intranuclear and neuropil inclusions; + = positive; − = negative; +? = questionable; NP = not possible; NR = not reported.

Vonsattel et al’s grade (33, 49): 0 (1), I (4), II (36), III (93), IV (36), ungraded (13).

§

Same case.