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Early and presenting symptoms of dementia with lewy bodies
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2011-11-16
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S. Karger AG,2011
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https://doi.org/10.1159/000333072DOI
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<i>Background/Aims:</i> To explore the presenting and early symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). <i>Method:</i> Patients with mild dementia fulfilling diagnostic criteria for DLB (n = 61) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (n = 109) were recruited from outpatient dementia clinics in western Norway. At diagnosis, caregivers were asked which symptom had been the presenting symptom of dementia. <i>Results:</i> Caregivers reported that memory impairment was the most common presenting symptom in DLB (57%), followed by visual hallucinations (44%), depression (34%), problem solving difficulties (33%), gait problems (28%), and tremor/stiffness (25%). In contrast, 99% of AD carers reported impaired memory as a presenting symptom, whereas visual hallucinations were a presenting symptom in 3% of the AD cases. <i>Conclusion:</i> DLB should be suspected in predementia cases with visual hallucinations.
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Rongve, A
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Fladby, T
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Booij, J
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Hortobagyi, T
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Siepel, FJ
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Ballard, C
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Aarsland, DKarolinska Institutet
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Karolinska Institutet
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In:Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders: S. Karger AG32:3, s. 202-2081421-98241420-8008
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