The dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Consortium has revised criteria for the clinical and
pathologic diagnosis of DLB incorporating new information about the core clinical features and …

Recent neuropathologic autopsy studies found that 15 to 25% of elderly demented patients
have Lewy bodies (LB) in their brainstem and cortex, and in hospital series this may …

… e28 Patients at risk of falling may benefit from safety assessments, as well as bone mineral
density screening, and assessment of vitamin D status, to manage risk of traumatic fractures. …

Based on the recent literature and collective experience, an international consortium developed
revised guidelines for the diagnosis of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia. The …

In the past 8 years, both the International Working Group (IWG) and the US National Institute
on Aging–Alzheimer's Association have contributed criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's …

Background Mild cognitive impairment is a transitional state between the cognitive changes
of normal aging and early Alzheimer's disease. Methods In a double-blind study, we …

The Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) performed a genome-wide association
study of late-onset Alzheimer disease using a three-stage design consisting of a discovery …

The NINCDS–ADRDA and the DSM-IV-TR criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are the
prevailing diagnostic standards in research; however, they have now fallen behind the …

The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) is a comprehensive observational,
international, multi-center study designed to identify PD progression biomarkers both to improve …

Thirty-six clinically diagnosed and pathologically confirmed Alzheimer's disease (AD)
patients included 13 with cortical and subcortical Lewy bodies (LBs). The patients with LBs …