title: Distinguishing Lewy body dementia.
abstract: The presence of the distinctive formations known as Lewy bodies within brain cells has been linked to senile dementia. A pattern of clinical features helps distinguish Lewy body dementia from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Differentiation can be important, because many patients with Lewy body dementia have a hypersensitivity to neuroleptic medications.
authors.affiliation: Loyola University, Hines, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Lapalio
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sakla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001344:Autopsy; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016631:Lewy Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents