Allan I Levey
Tanzania
Research Article
CSF and Neuropsychological Correlates of Visual Hallucination in Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Author(s): William T Hu, Manuel Hazim, Chadwick M Hales, James L Lah and Allan I LeveyWilliam T Hu, Manuel Hazim, Chadwick M Hales, James L Lah and Allan I Levey
Objective: To identify clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) least likely associated with
Alzheimer's disease pathology, and to determine whether it is associated with a unique neuropsychological profile.
Methods: Clinical records of 98 patients given the diagnosis of DLB at a specialty cognitive and behavioral
neurology clinic in a tertiary referral center were retrospectively reviewed for core, suggestive, and supportive
features of DLB as well as demographic variables, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Alzheimer's biomarkers, and
longitudinal neuropsychological analyses.
Results: Core, suggestive, and supportive features were common in this cohort, with 69% and 39% of patients
assigned the diagnosis of probable DLB and possible DLB fulfilling consensus criteria for probable DLB. 26 of 98
clinically diagnosed DLB patient.. View More»
