Table 7 Association of heart rate and sympathovagal balance with neuropathological changes in selected nuclei of the obex

Vacuolation

Parasympathetic nucleus of the vagus nerve

13

59

(54-86)

ns

31.5

(5.3-164.8)

0.01

score

(neuropil*)

9

46

(32-76)

(0.08)

5.1

(0.5-37.5)

Solitary tract nucleus

12

61

(54-89)

ns

33.1

(5.3-87.6)

ns

(neuropil*)

21

64

(32-84)

(0.99)

10.2

(0.5-1831.0)

(0.15)

PrP^d

Parasympathetic nucleus of the vagus nerve

10

69

(54-81)

ns

43.0

(2.7-164.8)

ns

intensity

(intraneuronal)

17

65

(39-109)

(0.90)

24.6

(1.1-1831.0)

(0.56)

score

Parasympathetic nucleus of the vagus nerve

11

66

(58-89)

ns

27.5

(6.7-146.0)

ns

(neuropil)

26

63

(32-109)

(0.13)

16.5

(0.5-1831.0)

(0.34)

Solitary tract nucleus

6

66

(55-81)

ns

27.1

(2.7-164.8)

ns

(neuropil*)

33

63

(32-109)

(0.63)

12.3

(0.5-1831.0)

(0.65)