Table 1 General patient information and pathology criteria.
Group | Sample Size (n) | Gender (M/F) | Age | Average Onset Age | Average Post-mortem | Pathological Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PD | 18 | 11/7 | 81 ± 6 | 67 ± 12 | 2.47 ± 0.72 hrs | Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is made in the presence of a clinical diagnosis of Parkinsonism in which Lewy bodies and pigmented neuron loss are present in the substantia nigra. |
NPC | 9 | 5/4 | 84 ± 6 |  | 2.85 ± 0.48 hrs | Non-pathological controls (NPC) were selected based on absence of Lewy bodies and/or neuron loss in substantia nigra. |