LBD: Lewy Body Disease, update

[aspergerian13]

Several recent reviews:

Lewy Body Dementia.

Haider A, Sánchez-Manso JC.

Introduction.

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) encompasses two clinical entities, namely dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia.

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Dementia With Lewy Bodies: Diagnosis and Management for Primary Care Providers.

Melanie Zupancic, MD, Aman Mahajan, MD, and Kamna Handa, MD.

2011.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this review is to aid primary care providers in distinguishing dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from Alzheimer's disease and from Parkinson's disease with dementia. Differentiating these entities has important treatment implications.

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The clinical characteristics of dementia with Lewy bodies and a consideration of prodromal diagnosis.

Paul C Donaghy and Ian G McKeit.

2014.

Abstract.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of degenerative dementia following Alzheimer’s disease (AD). DLB is clinically and pathologically related to Parkinson's disease (PD) and PD dementia, and the three disorders can be viewed as existing on a spectrum of Lewy body disease.

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[SilentEchoes]

Interesting.

[Hikoi]

This is little understood by people with pd, let alone the general public. Thanks for posting.

[Poppygail]

As someone diagnosed with DLB and who intimately understands the dire consequences of the poor understanding of this disease process by the medical community, I thank you for posting this.