title: Dementia with Lewy bodies in a Nigerian: a case report.
abstract: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common neuropathologically diagnosed cause of degenerating dementia after Alzheimer's disease. We report the first autopsy-confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa in a Nigerian patient. The case presented highlights the varied clinical presentation of DLB, and is intended to raise awareness about another possible cause of dementia in Nigerian subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. dementia.uch@skannet.com.ng
authors.forename: Adesola
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogunnyi
authors.forename: Effiong E U
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Akang
authors.forename: Oye
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gureje
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piccardo
authors.forename: Olusegun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Baiyewu
authors.forename: Kathleen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Bernardino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghetti
authors.forename: Hugh C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hendrie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003469:Culture; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000473:pathology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000648:ultrastructure*