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Probable dementia with Lewy body [PDF]
V.A. female, 67 years, old admitted in our clinic for neurological assessment because of a Parkinson syndrome, in association with neurocognitive disorder established in a psychiatric service.
Irene Davidescu
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Cortical Lewy Body Dementia [PDF]
In cortical Lewy body dementia the distribution of Lewy bodies in the nervous system follows that of Parkinson's disease, except for their greater profusion in the cerebral cortex. The cortical tangles and plaques of Alzheimer pathology are often present,
W. R. G. Gibb
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Dementia with Lewy bodies [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this paper is to summarise recent clinical and research findings with regard to dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Method: A literature review (Medline) was carried out, as well as a review of reports of recent DLB symposia of international meetings and of other relevant papers and data known to the authors.
I, McKeith, J, O'Brien
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The broad importance of dementia is undisputed, with Alzheimer's disease justifiably getting the most attention. However, dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia, now called Lewy body dementias, are the second most common type of degenerative dementia in patients older than 65 years.
Walker, Zuzana +3 more
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Dementia with Lewy Bodies [PDF]
The advent of new immunostains have improved the ability to detect limbic and cortical Lewy bodies, and it is evident that dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia, after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Distinguishing DLB from AD has important implications for treatment, in terms of substances that may worsen ...
Tanis J, Ferman, Bradley F, Boeve
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Dementia with Lewy Bodies [PDF]
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common diagnosis of dementia after Alzheimer disease (AD). The essential pathologic feature is the Lewy body, a neuronal inclusion containing α-synuclein, found in brainstem nuclei and the neocortex.
Mary Catherine, Mayo, Yvette, Bordelon
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Dementia with Lewy bodies [PDF]
Editor – I read with interest the ‘Acute presentation of dementia with Lewy bodies’ by Akintade and Pierres in the July edition of Clinical Medicine. [1][1] In my own practice I have seen a similar case. A diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) was suspected based on clinical history,
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I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy in Lewy Body-Related Disorders: A Literature Review [PDF]
Lewy body-related disorders are characterized by the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, which have abnormal aggregations of α-synuclein in the nigral and extranigral areas, including in the heart.
Eun Joo Chung, Sang Jin Kim
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The objective was to summarize recent findings about the clinical features, diagnosis and investigation of dementia with Lewy (DLB) bodies, together with its neuropathology, neurochemistry and genetics. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a primary, neurodegenerative dementia sharing clinical and pathological characteristics with both Parkinson's ...
McKeith IG +10 more
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The regulatory path for drug approval is increasingly well defined. Drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD) need to show statistically significant benefit over placebo with respect to cognitive and functional measures, with the Clinical ...
Marwan N. Sabbagh +9 more
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