title: Defining diffuse Lewy body disease. Tetrad of symptoms distinguishes illness from other dementias.
abstract: It is an ageless principle in medicine that physicians cannot diagnose and treat an illness they do not recognize. In the past two decades, we have come to recognize the classic clinical picture of diffuse Lewy body disease. Once primary care physicians understand this challenging disorder, they are in an ideal position to identify and manage it. As with many dementing illnesses and other medical conditions, diffuse Lewy body disease is not curable, but much can be done to improve the quality of life of patients and their family.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA. jonathan.stewart@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Jonathan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D000075202:Contraindications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents