title: Lewy body disease.
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).
authors: Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Hansen
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Galasko
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016631:Lewy Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D016874:Neurofibrillary Tangles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*