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Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Santhosh Gaddikeri, MD; Miral D. Jhaveri, MD, MBA
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KEY FACTS

  • Terminology

    • Imaging

      • Top Differential Diagnoses

        • Pathology

          • Diagnostic Checklist

            TERMINOLOGY

            • Abbreviations

              • Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
            • Definitions

              • Neurodegenerative dementia characterized by cognitive fluctuations, visual hallucinations, & motor parkinsonism
                • Caused by pathologic aggregation of α-synuclein protein in neurites (LB)

            IMAGING

            • General Features

              • Imaging Recommendations

                • MR Findings

                  • Nuclear Medicine Findings

                    DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

                      PATHOLOGY

                      • General Features

                        • Staging, Grading, & Classification

                          • Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features

                            • Microscopic Features

                              CLINICAL ISSUES

                              • Presentation

                                • Demographics

                                  • Natural History & Prognosis

                                    • Treatment

                                      DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST

                                      • Image Interpretation Pearls

                                        Selected References

                                        1. Colloby SJ et al: Cortical thinning in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 4867419885165, 2019
                                        2. Gupta V et al: Metabolic imaging patterns in posterior cortical atrophy and Lewy body dementia. Nucl Med Commun. 40(12):1275-82, 2019
                                        3. Yamada M et al: Diagnostic criteria for dementia with lewy bodies: updates and future directions. J Mov Disord. ePub, 2019
                                        4. Orimo S: [Differential diagnosis of dementia with lewy bodies.] Brain Nerve. 67(4):413-25, 2015
                                        5. Bertelson JA et al: Neuroimaging of dementia. Neurol Clin. 32(1):59-93, 2014
                                        6. Broski SM et al: Structural and functional imaging in parkinsonian syndromes. Radiographics. 34(5):1273-92, 2014
                                        7. Mak E et al: Neuroimaging characteristics of dementia with Lewy bodies. Alzheimers Res Ther. 6(2):18, 2014
                                        8. Peraza LR et al: fMRI resting state networks and their association with cognitive fluctuations in dementia with Lewy bodies. Neuroimage Clin. 4:558-65, 2014
                                        9. Bhogal P et al: The common dementias: a pictorial review. Eur Radiol. 23(12):3405-17, 2013
                                        10. Mortimer AM et al: Neuroimaging in dementia: a practical guide. Pract Neurol. 13(2):92-103, 2013
                                        11. Burton EJ et al: Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI differentiates Alzheimer's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies and vascular cognitive impairment: a prospective study with pathological verification of diagnosis. Brain. 132(Pt 1):195-203, 2009
                                        12. Ota M et al: Degeneration of dementia with Lewy bodies measured by diffusion tensor imaging. NMR Biomed. 22(3):280-4, 2009
                                        13. Watson R et al: Magnetic resonance imaging in lewy body dementias. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 28(6):493-506, 2009
                                        14. Edison P et al: Amyloid load in Parkinson's disease dementia and Lewy body dementia measured with [11C]PIB positron emission tomography. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 79(12):1331-8, 2008
                                        15. Perneczky R et al: Cerebral metabolic dysfunction in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and visual hallucinations. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 25(6):531-8, 2008
                                        16. Schmidt SL et al: Value of combining activated brain FDG-PET and cardiac MIBG for the differential diagnosis of dementia: differentiation of dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer disease when the diagnoses based on clinical and neuroimaging criteria are difficult. Clin Nucl Med. 33(6):398-401, 2008
                                        17. McKeith I et al: Sensitivity and specificity of dopamine transporter imaging with 123I-FP-CIT SPECT in dementia with Lewy bodies: a phase III, multicentre study. Lancet Neurol. 6(4):305-13, 2007
                                        18. Seppi K et al: Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease with dementia: can MRI make the difference? Neurology. 69(8):717-8, 2007
                                        19. Whitwell JL et al: Focal atrophy in dementia with Lewy bodies on MRI: a distinct pattern from Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 130(Pt 3):708-19, 2007
                                        20. Burton EJ et al: Progression of white matter hyperintensities in Alzheimer disease, dementia with lewy bodies, and Parkinson disease dementia: a comparison with normal aging. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 14(10):842-9, 2006
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                                        KEY FACTS

                                        • Terminology

                                          • Imaging

                                            • Top Differential Diagnoses

                                              • Pathology

                                                • Diagnostic Checklist

                                                  TERMINOLOGY

                                                  • Abbreviations

                                                    • Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
                                                  • Definitions

                                                    • Neurodegenerative dementia characterized by cognitive fluctuations, visual hallucinations, & motor parkinsonism
                                                      • Caused by pathologic aggregation of α-synuclein protein in neurites (LB)

                                                  IMAGING

                                                  • General Features

                                                    • Imaging Recommendations

                                                      • MR Findings

                                                        • Nuclear Medicine Findings

                                                          DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

                                                            PATHOLOGY

                                                            • General Features

                                                              • Staging, Grading, & Classification

                                                                • Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features

                                                                  • Microscopic Features

                                                                    CLINICAL ISSUES

                                                                    • Presentation

                                                                      • Demographics

                                                                        • Natural History & Prognosis

                                                                          • Treatment

                                                                            DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST

                                                                            • Image Interpretation Pearls

                                                                              Selected References

                                                                              1. Colloby SJ et al: Cortical thinning in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 4867419885165, 2019
                                                                              2. Gupta V et al: Metabolic imaging patterns in posterior cortical atrophy and Lewy body dementia. Nucl Med Commun. 40(12):1275-82, 2019
                                                                              3. Yamada M et al: Diagnostic criteria for dementia with lewy bodies: updates and future directions. J Mov Disord. ePub, 2019
                                                                              4. Orimo S: [Differential diagnosis of dementia with lewy bodies.] Brain Nerve. 67(4):413-25, 2015
                                                                              5. Bertelson JA et al: Neuroimaging of dementia. Neurol Clin. 32(1):59-93, 2014
                                                                              6. Broski SM et al: Structural and functional imaging in parkinsonian syndromes. Radiographics. 34(5):1273-92, 2014
                                                                              7. Mak E et al: Neuroimaging characteristics of dementia with Lewy bodies. Alzheimers Res Ther. 6(2):18, 2014
                                                                              8. Peraza LR et al: fMRI resting state networks and their association with cognitive fluctuations in dementia with Lewy bodies. Neuroimage Clin. 4:558-65, 2014
                                                                              9. Bhogal P et al: The common dementias: a pictorial review. Eur Radiol. 23(12):3405-17, 2013
                                                                              10. Mortimer AM et al: Neuroimaging in dementia: a practical guide. Pract Neurol. 13(2):92-103, 2013
                                                                              11. Burton EJ et al: Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI differentiates Alzheimer's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies and vascular cognitive impairment: a prospective study with pathological verification of diagnosis. Brain. 132(Pt 1):195-203, 2009
                                                                              12. Ota M et al: Degeneration of dementia with Lewy bodies measured by diffusion tensor imaging. NMR Biomed. 22(3):280-4, 2009
                                                                              13. Watson R et al: Magnetic resonance imaging in lewy body dementias. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 28(6):493-506, 2009
                                                                              14. Edison P et al: Amyloid load in Parkinson's disease dementia and Lewy body dementia measured with [11C]PIB positron emission tomography. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 79(12):1331-8, 2008
                                                                              15. Perneczky R et al: Cerebral metabolic dysfunction in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and visual hallucinations. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 25(6):531-8, 2008
                                                                              16. Schmidt SL et al: Value of combining activated brain FDG-PET and cardiac MIBG for the differential diagnosis of dementia: differentiation of dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer disease when the diagnoses based on clinical and neuroimaging criteria are difficult. Clin Nucl Med. 33(6):398-401, 2008
                                                                              17. McKeith I et al: Sensitivity and specificity of dopamine transporter imaging with 123I-FP-CIT SPECT in dementia with Lewy bodies: a phase III, multicentre study. Lancet Neurol. 6(4):305-13, 2007
                                                                              18. Seppi K et al: Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease with dementia: can MRI make the difference? Neurology. 69(8):717-8, 2007
                                                                              19. Whitwell JL et al: Focal atrophy in dementia with Lewy bodies on MRI: a distinct pattern from Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 130(Pt 3):708-19, 2007
                                                                              20. Burton EJ et al: Progression of white matter hyperintensities in Alzheimer disease, dementia with lewy bodies, and Parkinson disease dementia: a comparison with normal aging. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 14(10):842-9, 2006