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Table 2.

Summary of neuronal and neuropathological data of the primary motor cortexa

Control HPC AD P-valueb
Cortical thickness (mm) 2.7 ± 0.4 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.4 0.3
Total neurons (‘000/mm3)c 24.8 ± 5.9 35.6 ± 12.1 33.1 ± 8 0.05
Betz cells (/mm3)d 726.8 ± 372.5 943.7 ± 148.8 636.8 ± 265.7 0.2
% Aβ 0.1 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.2 0.0009
Total Aβ plaques (/mm3) 3.1 ± 4.8 4.6 ± 3.6 13.7 ± 4.7 0.003

Fibrillar (/mm3)

1.6 ± 2.2 2.2 ± 2.4 7.7 ± 4.3 0.001

Dense-cored (/mm3)

1.5 ± 3.2 2.2 ± 2.2 6 ± 2.8 0.006
% TTau 0.003 ± 0.003 0.002 ± 0.003 0.9 ± 0.6 0.004
NFTs (mm3) 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 11.8 ± 10.2 0.0004

aMean ± standard deviation.

bANOVA results; see text for p-values of pairwise comparisons.

cInclusive of Betz cells.

dDensity of Betz cells in layer V.