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Review
. 1992 Dec;5(6):889-94.

Lewy body disease

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  • PMID: 1467583
Review

Lewy body disease

L A Hansen et al. Curr Opin Neurol Neurosurg. 1992 Dec.

Abstract

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 neocortical Lewy bodies with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in a relatively early developmental stage. Clinical correlates are dementia with psychiatric and subcortical features plus mild extrapyramidal signs (EPS).

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