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Extrapyramidal features in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies: A cross-sectional comparative study.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Aug 2003
Burn David J, Rowan Elise N, Minett Thais, Sanders Jonathon, Myint Pat, Richardson Jonathon, Thomas Alan, Newby Jane, Reid Jenny, O'Brien John T, McKeith Ian G
Abstract excerpt
Risk factors predicting an increased risk of dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) are not fully established. The dementia associated with PD (PDD) closely resembles dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Based upon a high frequency of non-dopaminergic mediated clinical features in DLB, we predicted that a motor subtype comprising postural instability and balance problems would be more common in PDD. We examined...
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