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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.

Also known as: DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies, Lewy body disease, LBD, diffuse Lewy body disease, Lewy body dementia, PDD, Parkinson's disease dementia, synucleinopathy dementia

Scale 07 — SystemScale
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2026-06-08Last Reviewed
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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

FieldValue
IDlewy-body-dementia
NameLewy Body Dementia
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-08
Atlas01-human
Scale07-system

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