## Abstract ## Objectives Early and accurate diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) to allow the appropriate clinical treatment is a priority, given reports of severe neuroleptic sensitivity and a preferential response to cholinesterase inhibitors in these patients. There have been suggestio
A comparison of the efficacy of donepezil in Parkinson's disease with Dementia and Dementia with Lewy bodies
β Scribed by Alan J. Thomas; David J. Burn; Elise N. Rowan; Elizabeth Littlewood; Jane Newby; David Cousins; Sanjeet Pakrasi; Jonathan Richardson; Jonathan Sanders; Ian G. McKeith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.1381
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## Abstract ## Objectives To compare the frequency and clinical correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with and without dementia and in those with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). ## Methods Neuropsychiatric symptoms during the month prior to assessment
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