Table 1 Comparison between clinical and autopsy data with respect to motor neurone disease
Case NoSexAge at death (years)Cause of death at post mortemEl Escorial criteriaRevised modified World Federation criteriaPost mortem diagnosisOther findings
1M51Bronchopneumonia2MND/UIB
2M76Bronchopneumonia4MND
3M79Bronchopneumonia2MND/UIBFTD/MND
4F81Gastric carcinoma, pulmonary embolus55MNDAD, Lewy body multiple sclerosis-like degeneration, inflammation around fifth nerve
5F63Bronchopneumonia51MND
6F67Bronchopneumonia51MND
7F83Cardiac tamponade, recent myocardial infarction55MND/UIB
8M61Respiratory failure51MND/UIBHashimotos disease, chronic hepatitis
9F66Aspiration55MND/UIB
10M67MND51Familial MND, subependymoma
11M69Metastatic prostatic carcinoma, bronchopneumonia2MND/UIB
12M74Acute myocardial infraction3MNDAD-like path
13M70Aspiration pneumonia, prostatic carcinoma3MND/UIB
14F85Bronchopneumonia1MND/UIB
15F67Aspiration pneumonia4MND/UIB
16F57Bronchopneumonia4MND/UIBFamilial MND
17M82Bronchopneumonia4MND/UIB
18F73Pulmonary oedema, congestive cardiac failure4MND/UIBFamilial MND cu/sod1 mutation
19F70Pulmonary oedema4MND/UIB
20F42Bronchopneumonia1MND/UIBFamilial MND
21M81Pulmonary embolism1MND
22F61MND2MND
23M75MND1MND
24F22MND1MNDFamilial MND
25F73Epistaxis, MND3MND
26F59Sepsis, respiratory failure, colon carcinoma51MND
27F91Bronchopneumonia52MND
28M60Pulmonary oedema2MND
29M71Bronchopneumonia1MND
30F76Congestive cardiac failure, respiratory failure2MND
31M71Respiratory failure3MND
32M55Chronic obstructive airways disease51MND
33M64Bronchopneumonia53MND
34M81Aspiration2MND
35F92Bronchopneumonia51MNDAD-like path.
36M62Bronchopneumonia2MND
37F73Bronchopneumonia53MND
38M60Bronchopneumonia53MND/UIB
39M61Respiratory failure3MND
40F61Bronchopneumonia1MND/UIB
41M69Bronchopneumonia3MND/UIB
42M73Aspiration3MND/UIB
43M67Respiratory failure4MND/UIB
44F70MND5MND/UIB
  • AD, Alzheimer’s disease; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; MND, motor neurone disease; UIB, ubiquitin inclusion body.