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Getting to the heart of Lewy body disease
The Journal of Clinical InvestigationEarly identification of neurodegenerative diseases before extensive neuronal loss or disabling symptoms have occurred is imperative for effective use of disease-modifying therapies.
Anna E. Goodheart, Craig Blackstone
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Visuo-cognitive skill deficits in Alzheimer′s disease and Lewy body disease: A comparative analysis
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014 Dementia is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive loss. Alzheimer′s disease (AD) and the Lewy body disease are the two most common causes of age-related degenerative dementia. Visuo-cognitive skills are a combination
Xuemei Li +3 more
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A 3 Week Geriatric Education Program for 4th Year Medical Students at Dalhousie University [PDF]
, 2003 Purpose -Population demographics are shifting towards an increased average age. Yet, many medical schools still do not have mandatory comprehensive education in Geriatric Medicine.
Freter , M.D., FRCPC, Susan +2 more
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LEWY BODY VARIANT OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE
Zdravniški Vestnik, 2003 Background. Clinicopathological studies indicate that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative cause of dementia, the other frequent causes are AD combined with diffuse Lewy bodies and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) by itself.
Jera Jeruc +3 more
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BJPsych OpenAims Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second commonest dementia. It accounts for around 7% of dementia cases in secondary care. Studies have shown that LBD patients have an accelerated trajectory towards death when compared with other forms of dementia ...
Sunday Adeoye, Manorama Bhattarai
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Correlating familial Alzheimer’s disease gene mutations with clinical phenotype [PDF]
, 2010 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes devastating cognitive impairment and an intense research effort is currently devoted to developing improved treatments for it.
Rossor, M.N., Ryan, N.S.
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Assessment of people with memory symptoms [PDF]
, 2006 Dementia is a term that refers to those disorders of the brain that result in progressive impairment of brain functions such as memory, language, judgement and thinking.
Abela, Stephen
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus co-existing with a second dementia disorder
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2008 Joseph Alisky1,21Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 Oak Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; 2Marshfield Clinic Thorp Center, 704 South Clark, Thorp, Wisconsin, USAAbstract: An 87-year-old woman had both Lewy body dementia and normal pressure ...
Joseph Alisky
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Management of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson's disease [PDF]
, 2016 Among all of the devastating effects that Parkinson’s disease (PD) has on an individual, sleep dysfunction is one that can have a profound effect on the entire family of the patient. The most potentially destructive of these sleep syndromes being that of
Jeffries, Michael
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Disease modifying therapy for multiple system atrophy – Parkinsonian Type [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Multiple System Atrophy –Parkinsonian Type (MSA-P) is a rare, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease without any current treatment.
Dwyer, Sean Sullivan
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