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Dementia with Lewy bodies

E Gómez-Tortosa1, A O Ingraham, M C Irizarry

  • 1Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital East, Charlestown 02119, USA.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
|November 11, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common dementia overlapping with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Alpha-synuclein gene mutations are implicated in DLB pathogenesis, offering new research directions.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Neuroscience
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is increasingly recognized as a common neurodegenerative dementia.
  • DLB shares clinical, pathological, and genetic features with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD).

Observation:

  • DLB presents with cognitive impairment, fluctuating alertness, parkinsonism, and psychosis with hallucinations.
  • Neuropathology reveals Lewy bodies (LB) in the substantia nigra and widespread cortical/subcortical distribution, often co-occurring with AD pathology.

Findings:

  • Mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene are linked to LB formation and autosomal dominant PD.
  • Alpha-synuclein, a presynaptic protein, shows specific immunoreactivity in LB, suggesting its role in inclusion formation.

Implications:

  • Understanding the differential distribution of lesions in DLB, AD, and PD is crucial for differentiating etiologies.
  • Alpha-synuclein's role in LB pathogenesis provides a key target for future research into DLB and related disorders.

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