Dementia with Lewy bodies: diagnosis and clinical approach

Cleve Clin J Med. 2004 Oct;71(10):789-90, 792-4, 797-8 passim. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.71.10.789.

Abstract

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common form of dementia that is being increasingly recognized. This paper reviews this disorder, emphasizing how it is different from other causes of dementia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hallucinations / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lewy Body Disease / diagnosis*
  • Lewy Body Disease / physiopathology
  • Lewy Body Disease / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Syncope / etiology