TY - CHAP
T1 - Cognitive impairments of dementia with lewy bodies
AU - Mori, Etsuro
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Progressive cognitive impairment is essential for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Deficits of attention function, executive function, and visuospatial function are characteristic of DLB, whereas memory function is relatively preserved. Cognitive fluctuations and complex visual hallucinations are core features of DLB, in which cognitive impairments are deeply involved. This chapter summarizes the way to detect the deficits in each cognitive domain and the features of the deficits in DLB, discussing the neural mechanisms of the deficits.
AB - Progressive cognitive impairment is essential for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Deficits of attention function, executive function, and visuospatial function are characteristic of DLB, whereas memory function is relatively preserved. Cognitive fluctuations and complex visual hallucinations are core features of DLB, in which cognitive impairments are deeply involved. This chapter summarizes the way to detect the deficits in each cognitive domain and the features of the deficits in DLB, discussing the neural mechanisms of the deficits.
KW - Cognitive fluctuations
KW - Cognitive impairment
KW - Neuropsychological test
KW - Visual hallucinations
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U2 - 10.1007/978-4-431-55948-1
DO - 10.1007/978-4-431-55948-1
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85018082963
SN - 9784431559467
SP - 73
EP - 85
BT - Dementia with Lewy Bodies
PB - Springer Japan
ER -