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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2014 Apr 15;29(5):634–650. doi: 10.1002/mds.25857

Table 1. Probability of different pathologies contributing to a cognitive disorder1.

NIA-Reagan Alzheimer type pathology
NFT stage I-II/ CERAD possible NFT stage III-IV/ CERAD probable NFT stage V-VI/ CERAD definite
Lewy body type Brainstem Low Low Low
Transitional High Intermediate Low
Diffuse High High Intermediate

NIA=National Institute of Aging; NFT=neurofibrillary tangle; CERAD=Center for Education and Research on Alzheimer's Disease