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lewy-body-dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
DLB (dementia with Lewy bodies) is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative dementia; core features: fluctuating cognition, visual hallucinations, RBD, parkinsonism; cortical alpha-synuclein Lewy body pathology; fatal neuroleptic sensitivity; rivastigmine for cognition.
Entry Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | lewy-body-dementia |
| Name | Lewy Body Dementia |
| Status | draft |
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-08 |
| Atlas | 01-human |
| Scale | 07-system |
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Sources
- McKeith IG, Boeve BF, Dickson DW, et al. Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium. Neurology. 2017;89(1):88-100. · PubMed 28592453
- Spillantini MG, Schmidt ML, Lee VM, Trojanowski JQ, Jakes R, Goedert M. Alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies. Nature. 1997;388(6645):839-840. · PubMed 9278044
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