Lewy bodies (LB) in the central nervous system are associated with several different clinical
syndromes including Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Long …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by its motor impairment. However, non-motor
symptoms such as psychiatric disorders, autonomic disturbances and sleep disorders …

Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) both
commonly exhibit brain Lewy body pathology and similar end-stage symptoms, but early …

The combination of dementia and parkinsonism is common and distressing, and dementia
associated with Parkinson's disease (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are the …

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Dementia occurs more commonly in Parkinson's disease (PD) than in the agematched
general population; estimates of prevalence are between 20% and 45%, depending on the …

Consensus opinion characterizes dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) as a progressive
dementing illness, with significant fluctuations in cognition, visual hallucinations and/or …

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has recently been identified as a separate disease but
diagnosis can be difficult, in particular the differentiation from related dementias of …

Background: We performed a meta-analysis of cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with
Lewy body disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia, and …

Subsumed under the rubric of Lewy body disease are idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD),
pure diffuse Lewy body disease (DLBD), and, most commonly, combined brainstem and …