TABLE 2.

Neuropathological Features in SCA2

Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Neuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IR
Cerebral cortex (frontal)++++++++++++++
Cerebral cortex (occipital)+++++++++++
Hippocampus++++++
Dentate gyrus
Amygdala
Cerebral white matter++++++++
Caudate nucleus++++++++
Putamen++++++++
Pallidum+++++++++
Thalamus+++++++++++++++++++
Oculomotor nucleus++++++++++
Red nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++
Substantia nigra++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pontine nucleus+++++++++++++++++++++++
Locus coeruleus++++++++
Hypoglossal nucleus+++++++
Vestibular nucleus+++++
Inferior olivary nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++++
Anterior horn++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cerebellar cortex+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dentate nucleus+++++++++
Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Neuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IR
Cerebral cortex (frontal)++++++++++++++
Cerebral cortex (occipital)+++++++++++
Hippocampus++++++
Dentate gyrus
Amygdala
Cerebral white matter++++++++
Caudate nucleus++++++++
Putamen++++++++
Pallidum+++++++++
Thalamus+++++++++++++++++++
Oculomotor nucleus++++++++++
Red nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++
Substantia nigra++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pontine nucleus+++++++++++++++++++++++
Locus coeruleus++++++++
Hypoglossal nucleus+++++++
Vestibular nucleus+++++
Inferior olivary nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++++
Anterior horn++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cerebellar cortex+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dentate nucleus+++++++++
*

Neuronal loss; −: <10% (none), +: 10%–30% (mild), ++: 31%–60% (moderate), +++:>60% (severe).

**

1C2, frequency of 1C2 immunoreactivity; ‘−‘:*<1% (none), +:1%–20% (low), ++: 21%–40% (intermediate), +++: 41%–60% (intermediate to high), ++++: 61%–80% (high), +++++: >80%(extremely high).

***

Phosphorylated transactivation-responsive DNA-binding protein 43 immunoreactive frequency; −: 1% (none), +: 1%–5% (low), ++: 6%–10% (intermediate), +++: >10% (high).

TABLE 2.

Neuropathological Features in SCA2

Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Neuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IR
Cerebral cortex (frontal)++++++++++++++
Cerebral cortex (occipital)+++++++++++
Hippocampus++++++
Dentate gyrus
Amygdala
Cerebral white matter++++++++
Caudate nucleus++++++++
Putamen++++++++
Pallidum+++++++++
Thalamus+++++++++++++++++++
Oculomotor nucleus++++++++++
Red nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++
Substantia nigra++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pontine nucleus+++++++++++++++++++++++
Locus coeruleus++++++++
Hypoglossal nucleus+++++++
Vestibular nucleus+++++
Inferior olivary nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++++
Anterior horn++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cerebellar cortex+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dentate nucleus+++++++++
Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Neuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IRNeuronal Loss*1C2-IRpTDP-43-IR
Cerebral cortex (frontal)++++++++++++++
Cerebral cortex (occipital)+++++++++++
Hippocampus++++++
Dentate gyrus
Amygdala
Cerebral white matter++++++++
Caudate nucleus++++++++
Putamen++++++++
Pallidum+++++++++
Thalamus+++++++++++++++++++
Oculomotor nucleus++++++++++
Red nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++
Substantia nigra++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pontine nucleus+++++++++++++++++++++++
Locus coeruleus++++++++
Hypoglossal nucleus+++++++
Vestibular nucleus+++++
Inferior olivary nucleus++++++++++++++++++++++++
Anterior horn++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Cerebellar cortex+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dentate nucleus+++++++++
*

Neuronal loss; −: <10% (none), +: 10%–30% (mild), ++: 31%–60% (moderate), +++:>60% (severe).

**

1C2, frequency of 1C2 immunoreactivity; ‘−‘:*<1% (none), +:1%–20% (low), ++: 21%–40% (intermediate), +++: 41%–60% (intermediate to high), ++++: 61%–80% (high), +++++: >80%(extremely high).

***

Phosphorylated transactivation-responsive DNA-binding protein 43 immunoreactive frequency; −: 1% (none), +: 1%–5% (low), ++: 6%–10% (intermediate), +++: >10% (high).

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