PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY

PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY

V.A. female, 67 years, old admitted in our clinic for neurological assessment because of a parkinsonian syndrome, in association with neurocognitive disorder established in a psychiatric service. Motor disturbances and cognitive disorders are frecquently associated in Dementia with Lewy body (DLB) a...

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Main Author: Irene Davidescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2017-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
dementia with lewy body (dlb)
diagnosis criteria
probable and possible disease
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2017-Nr.1/RJN_2017_1_Art-04.pdf
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spelling doaj-a1a230a39b624997866af033fe395ae82020-11-25T02:32:09ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Neurology1843-81482069-60942017-03-01161212410.37897/RJN.2017.1.4PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODYIrene Davidescu0Department of Clinical Neurosciences, “Colentina Clinical Hospital”, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, BucharestV.A. female, 67 years, old admitted in our clinic for neurological assessment because of a parkinsonian syndrome, in association with neurocognitive disorder established in a psychiatric service. Motor disturbances and cognitive disorders are frecquently associated in Dementia with Lewy body (DLB) and in Parkinson Disease (PD). Psychiatric symptoms are difficult to manage as antipsychotics have frequently motor side effects. Criteria for possible and probable diagnosis of DLB according McKeith criteria and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) are discussed.https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2017-Nr.1/RJN_2017_1_Art-04.pdfdementia with lewy body (dlb)diagnosis criteriaprobable and possible disease
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PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
Romanian Journal of Neurology
dementia with lewy body (dlb)
diagnosis criteria
probable and possible disease
author_facet Irene Davidescu
author_sort Irene Davidescu
title PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
title_short PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
title_full PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
title_fullStr PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
title_full_unstemmed PROBABLE DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODY
title_sort probable dementia with lewy body
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Journal of Neurology
issn 1843-8148
2069-6094
publishDate 2017-03-01
description V.A. female, 67 years, old admitted in our clinic for neurological assessment because of a parkinsonian syndrome, in association with neurocognitive disorder established in a psychiatric service. Motor disturbances and cognitive disorders are frecquently associated in Dementia with Lewy body (DLB) and in Parkinson Disease (PD). Psychiatric symptoms are difficult to manage as antipsychotics have frequently motor side effects. Criteria for possible and probable diagnosis of DLB according McKeith criteria and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) are discussed.
topic dementia with lewy body (dlb)
diagnosis criteria
probable and possible disease
url https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2017-Nr.1/RJN_2017_1_Art-04.pdf
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