Cognitive decline and dementia affect approximately 30% to 40% of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease during the course of their illness. PD-dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are second to Alzheimer's disease in causing degenerative dementia in the elderly. The nosological
Sonographic discrimination of dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia
β Scribed by U. Walter; D. Dressler; A. Wolters; M. Wittstock; B. Greim; R. Benecke
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 253
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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