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Dementia with Lewy bodies describes several common disorders causing dementia. The name for the disease comes from the presence inside nerve cells of Lewy bodies. The disease has been given a variety of names - Diffuse Lewy body Disease - Cortical Lewy body Disease - Lewy Body Dementia - Senile Dementia Of Lewy Type - Lewy Body Variant of Alzheimer's Disease The main features of the condition include - development of dementia with features similar with those of Alzheimer's - development of some features of Parkinson's disease - fluctuation in condition on a day-to-day basis - early development of hallucinations

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LewyNet - Detailed information on dementia with Lewy bodies, from the University of Nottingham, UK. Lewy Body Dementia Directory - Links and an e-group. Lewy Body Disease Association - Patient and family support. Research and education information. Lewy Body Journal - A journal detailing the effects of LBD on a mother and how her family cares for her. NINDS Dementia with Lewy Bodies Information - Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Includes basic information and support organizations. Patient UK: Dementia with Lewy Bodies - Factsheet on this common form of primary neurodegenerative dementia, including its pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, investigation, management and monitoring.

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