Table 2 Clinical features of control cases
From: TDP43 pathology in chronic traumatic encephalopathy retinas
No | Age | Sex | Neuropathologic diagnosis | Cause of death | p-TDP43 presence in brain | Eye path findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 81 | M | Basilar artery atherosclerosis | Acute myocardial infarction | Unknown | Scleral buckle; intraocular lens |
2 | 61 | M | Metabolic encephalopathy | Septic shock | Unknown | Numerous drusen |
3 | 68 | M | NSA | Acute bronchopneumonia | Unknown | NSA |
4 | 72 | F | Alzheimer’s disease changes (mild to moderate) | Metastatic adenocarcinoma | Unknown | Scattered drusen |
5 | 70 | M | Alzheimer’s disease changes (mild), metabolic encephalopathy | Bronchopneumonia | Negative in hippocampus | Scattered drusen |
6 | 76 | M | Terminal acute ischemic changes, amyloid angiopathy, intracortical microinfarct | Lymphocytic myocarditis | Negative in hippocampus | Scattered drusen |
7 | 68 | F | NSA | Ischemic cardiomyopathy | Negative in hippocampus | NSA |
8 | 61 | M | Cerebrovascular disease | Cardiac condition | Unknown | NSA |