Continuum : lifelong learning in neurology
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Continuum (Minneap Minn) · Apr 2016
ReviewLewy Body Dementias: Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson Disease Dementia.
This article provides an overview of the clinical features, neuropathologic findings, diagnostic criteria, and management of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson disease dementia (PDD), together known as the Lewy body dementias. ⋯ DLB and PDD are important and common dementia syndromes that overlap in their clinical features, neuropathology, and management. They are believed to exist on a spectrum of Lewy body disease, and some controversy persists in their differentiation. Given the need to optimize cognition, extrapyramidal function, and psychiatric health, management can be complex and should be systematic.