Related ArticlesClinical, neuropathological and genetic features of Lewy body dementias. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2019 Apr 12;: Authors: Hansen D, Ling H, Lashley T, Holton JL, Warner TT Abstract Lewy body dementias are the second most common neurodegenerative dementias after Alzheimer's disease, and include dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. They share similar clinical and neuropathological features but differ ... read more
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