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Lewy body dementia
rareA progressive form of dementia characterized by the presence of protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the midbrain and cerebral cortex, and loss of cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons. The signs and symptoms overlap with Alzheimer and Parkinson disease.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0007488 OMIM:127750Orphanet:1648
- Part of
- DementiaSynucleinopathy
- Also known as
- cortical Lewy body disease · dementia with Lewy bodies · dementia, Lewy body · DLB · lewy body dementia, susceptibility to
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