The frequency of Lewy bodies in a consecutive autopsy series

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 204-209

  Lindboe, C F ^a,b   Hansen, H B ^a  

^a Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autopsy; Dementia; Lewy body; Lewy body disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEWY BODY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PARKINSON DISEASE; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0031852471     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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