Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

  • Reference work entry
Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

  • 61 Accesses

Synonyms

Cortical lewy body disease (CLBD); Diffuse lewy body disease (DLBD); Lewy body dementia (LBD); Senile dementia of lewy type

Definition

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a degenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline combined with three additional defining features: (1) pronounced fluctuations in alertness and attention (e.g., frequent drowsiness, lethargy, and disorganized speech), (2) visual hallucinations, and (3) parkinsonian motor symptoms (e.g., resting tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, and/or postural instability) (McKeith et al., 1996). The most recent consensus criteria have been modified to include additional features that may be suggestive of possible DLB (McKeith et al., 2005) (See Table 1).

Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Table 1 Revised criteria for the clinical diagnosis of probable or possible DLB (Adapted from McKeith et al., 2005)
Full size table

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 1,350.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 1,299.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References and Readings

  • Goldmann Gross, R., Siderowf, A., & Hurtig, H. I. (2008). Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with lewy bodies: A spectrum of disease. Neurosignals, 16(1), 24–34.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lennox, G., & Lowe, J. (1996). The clinical diagnosis and misdignosis of Lewy body dementia, In R. Perry, I. McKeith, & E. Perry (Eds.), Dementia with Lewy bodies: Clinical, pathological, and treatment issues (pp. 9–20). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • McKeith, I. G., Dickson, D. W., Lowe, J., Emre, M., O'Brien, J. T., Feldman, H. et al. (2005). Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: third report of the DLB Consortium. Neurology, 65(12), 1863–1872.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • McKeith, I. G., Galasko, D., Kosaka, K., Perry, E. K., Dickson, D. W., Hansen, L. A. et al. (1996). Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): report of the consortium on DLB international workshop. Neurology, 47(5), 1113–1124.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • McKeith, I. G., Perry, E. K., & Perry, R. H. (1999). Report of the second dementia with Lewy body international workshop: diagnosis and treatment. Consortium on Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Neurology, 53(5), 902–905.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 84112-0251, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Matthew Kraybill

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, 84112-0251, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Yana Suchy

Authors
  1. Matthew Kraybill
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yana Suchy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

  4. Independent Practice, 564 M.O.B. East, 100 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA

    Bruce Caplan

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this entry

Cite this entry

Kraybill, M., Suchy, Y. (2011). Dementia with Lewy Bodies. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_502

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_502

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-387-79947-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-0-387-79948-3

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation