dementia with Lewy bodies
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Related to dementia with Lewy bodies: vascular dementia, Frontotemporal dementia
dementia with Lewy bodies
A common neurodegenerative disease characterized by gradual and progressive loss of intellectual abilities combined with a movement disorder that resembles Parkinson disease. Those affected often have marked fluctuations in their ability to stay alert and awake and also visual hallucinations. The disease is characterized pathologically by deposits of Lewy bodies. The dementia is treated symptomatically.
See also: dementia
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