Article
Accuracy of the clinical diagnoses of Lewy body disease, Parkinson disease, and dementia with Lewy bodies: a clinicopathologic study.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jul 1998
Litvan I, MacIntyre A, Goetz C G, Wenning G K, Jellinger K, Verny M, Bartko J J, Jankovic J, McKee A, Brandel J P, Chaudhuri K R, Lai E C, D'Olhaberriague L, Pearce R K, Agid Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whether Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) represent 2 distinct nosologic entities or are diverse phenotypes of Lewy body disease is subject to debate. OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of the diagnoses of Lewy body disease, PD, and DLB by validating the cl...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Dementia
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Europe
- Female
- Humans
- Lewy Bodies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Parkinson Disease
- Phenotype
- Predictive Value of Tests