Dementia with Lewy bodies in a Nigerian: a case report.
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.
Ogunnyi
Adesola
A
Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. dementia.uch@skannet.com.ng
Akang
Effiong E U
EE
Gureje
Oye
O
Takao
Masaki
M
Piccardo
Pedro
P
Baiyewu
Olusegun
O
Hall
Kathleen S
KS
Ghetti
Bernardino
B
Hendrie
Hugh C
HC
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*