Dementia with Lewy bodies with supranuclear gaze palsy: a matter of diagnosis.
Description of a case of probable dementia with Lewy bodies featuring parkinsonism, dementia and supranuclear gaze palsy. This is the first patient to our knowledge affected with vertical gaze palsy receiving clinical diagnosis of DLB when alive and to be treated with cholinesterase inhibitors.
Clerici
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Center for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions Institute of Clinical Neurology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Via G.B. Grassi 74, Italy. cognitivi_hsacco@virgilio.it
Ratti
P L
PL
Pomati
S
S
Maggiore
L
L
Del Sole
A
A
Chiti
A
A
Lucignani
G
G
Mariani
C
C
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*