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Spectrum of Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's dementia, and lewy body dementia

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Ian McKeith, Professor David BurnORCiD

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Abstract

Dementia occurs more commonly in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) than in the age-matched general population. Dementia in PD may result from a mixture of cortical and subcortical dementia syndromes caused by a variety of underlying pathologic processes and neurochemical deficits. A primary dementia syndrome has been described that shares several pathologic and clinical characteristics with PD. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) accounts for 15% to 20% of all dementia syndromes in old age, which makes it second only to Alzheimer's disease in prevalence. The relationship between dementia in PD and DLB has not been fully resolved but may be considered useful in terms of neuropathologic substrate, clinical features, and response to treatment.

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Author(s): McKeith IG, Burn D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Neurologic Clinics

Year: 2000

Volume: 18

Issue: 4

Pages: 865-883

ISSN (print): 0733-8619

ISSN (electronic): 1557-9875

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0733-8619(05)70230-9

DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8619(05)70230-9

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