Maladie à corps de Lewy [Diffuse Lewy body disease].

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serval:BIB_F40FACD74889
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
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Title
Maladie à corps de Lewy [Diffuse Lewy body disease].
Journal
Revue Médicale de la Suisse Romande
Author(s)
Ghika J.
ISSN
0035-3655 (Print)
ISSN-L
0035-3655
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2000
Volume
120
Number
11
Pages
843-846
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Diffuse Lewy body disease is the second cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. It is characterized by a progressive dementia, often difficult to differentiate from Alzheimer's disease, but fluctuations of cognitive deficits, frequent hallucinations, delirium, hypersensitivity to neuroleptics, unexplained falls, atypical receiving "black-outs" and parkinsonian features are characteristics features evocative of the diagnosis. The response to anticholinesterase medication is often much better than in Alzheimer's disease.
Keywords
Biopsy, Cholinesterase Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Disease Progression, Humans, Lewy Body Disease/diagnosis, Lewy Body Disease/drug therapy, Lewy Body Disease/</QualifierName> <QualifierName MajorTopicYN="N">, Prevalence, Treatment Outcome
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