Article
In dementia with Lewy bodies, Braak stage determines phenotype, not Lewy body distribution.
Neurology - 24 Jul 2007
Weisman D, Cho M, Taylor C, Adame A, Thal L J, Hansen L A
Abstract excerpt
We used an autopsy series to determine whether the newest dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) consensus pathologic classification correlates with premortem diagnosis of DLB. Neocortical sections from a total of 95 cases with Lewy bodies were stained with alpha-synuclein antibodies. We assigned cases according to the DLB consensus' categories and found a significant association with the premortem clinical diagnosis of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
