Lewy body-demens

Morten Ziebell; Lise Korbo; Steen G Hasselbalch

Lewy body-demens

Morten Ziebell, Lise Korbo, Steen G Hasselbalch

Abstract

Newer estimations indicate a considerable increase in the number of elderly people with dementia and Lewy body dementia (DLB) in Denmark. Simultaneously, the prescription of antipsychotics to elderly patients remains very high in Denmark. This report reflects on the importance of keeping DLB in mind when physicians encounter elderly demented patients with visual hallucinations, fluctuations and parkinsonism, as 50% of patients with DLB have severe sensitivity to antipsychotics. With new clinical criteria including SPECT of dopaminergic transporters, diagnosis has become sufficiently accurate to differentiate between the two diagnoses.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Lewy body dementia
Originalsprog	Dansk
Tidsskrift	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind	172
Udgave nummer	22
Sider (fra-til)	1675-8
Antal sider	4
ISSN	0041-5782
Status	Udgivet - 31 maj 2010

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