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Table 1 Details of heavy metal staining in LC and motor neurons of MND patients and controls

From: Heavy metals in locus ceruleus and motor neurons in motor neuron disease

Group

Diagnosis

Age

Gender

LC no. Pos

LC no. Neg

LC% Pos

LC% Pos Category

SMN AMG grade

12n AMG grade

NAm AMG grade

3n/4n AMG grade

MND

SALS

71

Female

0

68

0

Low

-

-

-

4n-

 

SALS

62

Female

1

72

1

Low

-

-

-

4n+

 

SALS

66

Female

2

90

2

Low

+

+

-

4n-

 

SALS

38

Male

4

81

5

High

-

-

-

NA

 

SALS

77

Female

4

72

5

High

+

-

-

4n+

 

SALS

81

Female

5

52

9

High

++

++

++

3n+

 

SALS

59

Female

14

82

15

High

-

-

-

4n-

 

SALS

46

Male

12

60

17

High

++

+

+

4n+

 

SALS

67

Female

17

66

20

High

++

++

++

4n-

 

SALS

45

Male

13

46

22

High

-

-

++

4n-

 

SALS C9orf72

74

Male

15

48

24

High

-

-

-

4n-

 

SALS

60

Female

32

79

29

High

+

+

-

3n-

 

SALS

49

Male

27

57

32

High

+

+

++

NA

 

SPMA C9orf72

60

Female

0

60

0

Low

+

+

-

4n-

 

SPMA

58

Male

11

97

10

High

++

-

-

4n+

 

SPMA

84

Male

21

64

25

High

+

-

-

3n-

 

SPMA

74

Male

23

48

32

High

++

-

+

4n+

 

SPMA

53

Male

56

14

80

High

+

+

-

4n-

 

FMND

70

Male

21

75

22

High

-

-

-

4n-

 

FMND C9orf72

59

Male

2

32

6

High

+

-

+

4n-

 

FMND C9orf72

76

Female

5

79

6

High

+

+

-

4n-

 

FMND SOD1

41

Male

0

50

0

Low

++

-

-

4n-

 

FMND SOD1

47

Female

4

90

4

High

++

+

++

4n-

 

FMND Kennedy

53

Male

2

101

2

Low

-

-

-

4n-

Control

Normal

86

Female

0

35

0

Low

+

+

+

NA

 

Normal

55

Female

0

38

0

Low

-

-

-

NA

 

Normal

77

Male

0

42

0

Low

-

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

24

Male

0

122

0

Low

-

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

82

Female

0

66

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

77

Female

0

29

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

44

Male

0

90

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

30

Female

0

82

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

75

Female

0

45

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

71

Male

1

74

1

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

47

Female

1

57

2

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

77

Female

2

98

2

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

55

Male

3

99

3

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

26

Male

3

54

5

High

+

+

-

NA

 

Normal

52

Female

6

75

7

High

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

54

Male

12

65

16

High

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Normal

74

Male

9

35

20

High

-

-

-

4n+

 

Alcohol

36

Male

0

58

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Alcohol

49

Female

0

70

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Alcohol

33

Male

20

57

26

High

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Multiple sclerosis

51

Female

17

69

20

High

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Parkinson dis.

83

Male

0

13

0

Low

+

NA

NA

3n++

 

Parkinson dis.

72

Female

0

12

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

4n+

 

Parkinson dis.

74

Male

0

11

0

Low

NA

NA

NA

4n-

  1. 3n: Oculomotor neurons, 4n: Trochlear neurons, 12n: Hypoglossal neurons, NA: Not available, NAm: Nucleus ambiguus neurons, SMN: Spinal motor neurons (see text for other abbreviations).