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Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
Report of the consortium on DLB international workshop
I.G. McKeith, D. Galasko, K. Kosaka, E.K. Perry, D.W. Dickson, L.A. Hansen, D.P. Salmon, J. Lowe, S.S. Mirra, E.J. Byrne, G. Lennox, N.P. Quinn, J.A. Edwardson, P.G. Ince, C. Bergeron, A. Burns, B.L. Miller, S. Lovestone, D. Collerton, E.N.H. Jansen, C. Ballard, R.A.I. de Vos, G.K. Wilcock, K.A. Jellinger, R.H. Perry
First published November 1, 1996, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.47.5.1113
I.G. McKeith
MD
D. Galasko
MD
K. Kosaka
MD
E.K. Perry
DSc
D.W. Dickson
MD
L.A. Hansen
MD
D.P. Salmon
PhD
J. Lowe
DM
S.S. Mirra
MD
E.J. Byrne
MRC Psych
G. Lennox
MD
N.P. Quinn
MD
J.A. Edwardson
PhD
P.G. Ince
MD
C. Bergeron
MD
A. Burns
MD
B.L. Miller
MD
S. Lovestone
MRC Psych
D. Collerton
MSc
E.N.H. Jansen
MD
C. Ballard
MD
R.A.I. de Vos
MD
G.K. Wilcock
DM
K.A. Jellinger
MD
Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
Report of the consortium on DLB international workshop
I.G. McKeith, D. Galasko, K. Kosaka, E.K. Perry, D.W. Dickson, L.A. Hansen, D.P. Salmon, J. Lowe, S.S. Mirra, E.J. Byrne, G. Lennox, N.P. Quinn, J.A. Edwardson, P.G. Ince, C. Bergeron, A. Burns, B.L. Miller, S. Lovestone, D. Collerton, E.N.H. Jansen, C. Ballard, R.A.I. de Vos, G.K. Wilcock, K.A. Jellinger, R.H. Perry
Neurology Nov 1996, 47 (5) 1113-1124; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.5.1113
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Author Disclosures
- I.G. McKeith, MD,
- D. Galasko, MD,
- K. Kosaka, MD,
- E.K. Perry, DSc,
- D.W. Dickson, MD,
- L.A. Hansen, MD,
- D.P. Salmon, PhD,
- J. Lowe, DM,
- S.S. Mirra, MD,
- E.J. Byrne, MRC Psych,
- G. Lennox, MD,
- N.P. Quinn, MD,
- J.A. Edwardson, PhD,
- P.G. Ince, MD,
- C. Bergeron, MD,
- A. Burns, MD,
- B.L. Miller, MD,
- S. Lovestone, MRC Psych,
- D. Collerton, MSc,
- E.N.H. Jansen, MD,
- C. Ballard, MD,
- R.A.I. de Vos, MD,
- G.K. Wilcock, DM,
- K.A. Jellinger, MD and
- R.H. Perry, DSc
- I.G. McKeith, MD,
- D. Galasko, MD,
- K. Kosaka, MD,
- E.K. Perry, DSc,
- D.W. Dickson, MD,
- L.A. Hansen, MD,
- D.P. Salmon, PhD,
- J. Lowe, DM,
- S.S. Mirra, MD,
- E.J. Byrne, MRC Psych,
- G. Lennox, MD,
- N.P. Quinn, MD,
- J.A. Edwardson, PhD,
- P.G. Ince, MD,
- C. Bergeron, MD,
- A. Burns, MD,
- B.L. Miller, MD,
- S. Lovestone, MRC Psych,
- D. Collerton, MSc,
- E.N.H. Jansen, MD,
- C. Ballard, MD,
- R.A.I. de Vos, MD,
- G.K. Wilcock, DM,
- K.A. Jellinger, MD and
- R.H. Perry, DSc
- For the Consortium on Dementia with Lewy Bodies; *See pages 1122 and 1123 for the Consortium of Dementia with Lewy Bodies participants.
- Presented at the Proceedings of the First International Workshop of the Consortium on DLB, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, October 1995.
- Supported by Parke Davis and Company, The French Foundation for Alzheimer Research, Janssen-Cilag Ltd, Sandoz Pharma Ltd, Bayer AG, F Hoffmann-La Roche AG, The Wellcome Trust, Eli Lilly and Company, Astra Arcus AB, Lederle Laboratories, Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, Institute for the Health of the Elderly, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Medical Research Council (UK), Newcastle upon Tyne City Health NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Received April 1, 1996. Accepted in final form May 16, 1996.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr McKeith, MD, BS, FRCPsych, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, U.K.
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