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Lewy body dementia
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A progressive form of dementia characterized by the presence of protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the midbrain and cerebral cortex, and loss of cholinergic and dopaminergic neurons. The signs and symptoms overlap with Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. [ ]
Term info
Label
Lewy body dementia
Synonyms
- DLB
- Lewy body dementia
- Lewy body disease
- Senile dementia of the Lewy body type
- cortical Lewy body disease
- dementia with Lewy bodies
- lewy body dementia, susceptibility to
exactMatch
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C84826, https://icd.codes/icd10cm/G31.83, https://omim.org/entry/127750, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_1648, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12217, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0752347, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/312991009
gwas trait
true
has related synonym
diffuse Lewy body disease, Lewy body variant of Alzheimer disease, dementia, Lewy body, diffuse Lewy body disease with gaze palsy
id
EFO:0006792
see also
https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/4521
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