SUCCESSFUL USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. S136-S137
Author(s):  
A. Umair Janjua ◽  
Amitha Dhingra ◽  
Elise Abken ◽  
Adriana Hermida
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations

Ultrabrief Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Treatment of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia with Lewy Bodies

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana P. Hermida ◽  
Evelina Sterina ◽  
P. Parker Schwab ◽  
Cody Michael Browning ◽  
Hannah M. Chapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Lewy Bodies

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for dementia with Lewy bodies

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tuna Burgut ◽  
Charles H. Kellner
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Lewy Bodies

Utility of neuropsychiatric tools in the differential diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: quantitative and qualitative findings

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Suárez-González ◽  
Alberto Serrano-Pozo ◽  
Eva M. Arroyo-Anlló ◽  
Emilio Franco-Macías ◽  
Juan Polo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Memory Clinic ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations

ABSTRACTBackground:Discerning dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common and challenging differential diagnoses at the memory clinic. Although the neuropsychiatric manifestations have been widely reported as one of the main key points in the differential diagnosis between these two diseases, to date no neuropsychiatric questionnaire has been specifically devised for this purpose.Methods:We administered the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and the Columbia University Scale for Psychopathology in Alzheimer's Disease (CUSPAD) to a memory clinic sample of 80 patients with probable DLB and 85 age- and severity-matched patients with probable AD. Diagnosis of probable DLB was supported with a positive dopamine transporter SPECT scan. We examined the usefulness of these two neuropsychiatric tools designed for AD in the differential diagnosis between DLB and AD. We also investigated the correlations between psychotic symptoms and measures of cognitive and functional decline.Results:Auditory hallucinations were very specific of DLB and were usually preceded by visual hallucinations. Misinterpretation of real visual stimuli (illusions) was more frequent in DLB. Delusions were both quantitatively and qualitatively different between DLB and AD: delusional misidentifications were significantly more characteristic of DLB, while paranoid delusions did not show specificity for DLB.Conclusions:Neuropsychiatric tools are useful to discriminate DLB from AD. Hallucinations and delusions are not only more frequent in DLB than in AD but also have distinct qualitative characteristics and patterns of progression that can help clinicians to make a more accurate differential diagnosis.

The effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for psychiatric symptoms and cognitive fluctuations similar to dementia with Lewy bodies: a case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-231
Author(s):  
Muneto Izuhara ◽  
Sadayuki Hashioka ◽  
Takeki Sato ◽  
Hikaru Nishikoori ◽  
Masahiro Koike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Cognitive Fluctuations

Differences in glucose metabolism between dementia with Lewy bodies and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (S 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Häussermann ◽  
A.O Ceballos-Baumann ◽  
H Förstl ◽  
R Feurer ◽  
B Conrad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Lewy Bodies

Dementia with Lewy bodies

2018 ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
O. S. Levin ◽  
E. E. Vasenina ◽  
A. Sh. Chimagomedova ◽  
N. G. Dudchenko
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Cholinesterase Inhibitors ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
Neurodegenerative Process ◽  
Icd 10

Te lecture presents modern concept of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), which accounts for about 10% of cases of dementia. Te nosological status of DLB and the problem of ratio of DLB and Parkinson’s disease which, apparently, represent two phenotypic variants of one neurodegenerative process («diseases with Lewy bodies») are considered in historical aspect. Approaches to the diagnosis and coding of DLB in accordance with ICD-10 are proposed. Te role of cholinesterase inhibitors, antipsychotics, levodopa, rasagiline and other drugs in the treatment of patients with DLB is аnalyzed.

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