Abstract
Lewy bodies are the hallmark of the brainstem pathology of Parkinson’s disease. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common degenerative dementing illness characterized by visual hallucination, fluctuation of cognitive function and consciousness, and REM-related behavior disorder. With the spread of the disease entity of DLB, the reported prevalence has been increasing; however, its accurate prevalence and incidence remains uncertain. In this chapter, we review the previous studies which reported the prevalence and incidence for DLB using the data from community and secondary care setting. As a result, DLB accounts for more than 4 % of all dementia cases, and the incidence of DLB is around 4 % of new dementia cases. However, with more widespread recognition of the clinicopathological entity of DLB, the values of its prevalence and incidence have recently been increasing. Although the consensus clinical criteria for DLB have been revised, its sensitivity remains lower. On the other hand, the results of pathological examination from a cohort study showed much higher prevalence of DLB. In the future, effort should be indispensable to dissipate the discrepancy between clinical and pathological diagnosis of DLB.
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Asada, T. (2017). Epidemiological Study on Dementia with Lewy Bodies. In: Kosaka, K. (eds) Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55948-1_2
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