Table 2:

Prevalence and distribution of cerebral microbleeds in patients with DLB or PDD and controlsa

Cerebral Microbleed CharacteristicHealthy Controls (n = 35)Patients with DLB (n = 42)Patients with PDD (n = 88)PbP1c,dP2c,eP3c,f
Overall6 (17.1)19 (45.2)23 (26.1).017.009.289.029
Deep2 (5.7)8 (19.1)11 (12.5).216.1.346.323
Lobar3 (8.6)17 (40.5)15 (17).001.001.230.004
Infratentorial1 (2.9)5 (11.9)7 (8).341.212.438.523

  • ↵a Values are expressed as number (%) of subjects.

  • ↵b From the χ2 or Fisher exact test.

  • ↵c Bonferroni-corrected P values of the post hoc pair-wise comparison tests.

  • ↵d Healthy controls versus patients with DLB.

  • ↵e Healthy controls versus patients with PDD.

  • ↵f Patients with DLB versus those with PDD.