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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;17(4):317–323. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181953b9a

TABLE 4. Distribution of Lewy-Related Pathologya in Subjects With and Without Visual Hallucinationsb.

VH-negative (n = 54) VH-positive (n = 21)
LRP Distribution n (%) n (%)
Amygdala 11 (20.4%) 1 (4.8%)
Brainstem 12 (22.2%) 4 (19.0%)
Limbic 11 (20.4%) 2 (9.5%)
Neocorticalc 18 (33.3%) 13 (61.9%)
Mixed 2 (3.7%) 1 (4.8%)
a

According to the modified International Consensus Diagnostic criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies27; 44 out of 148 cases (29.8%) met the 2005 neuropathological criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies9

b

Fisher’s exact test for r xc tables, p = 0.16

c

Comparison of neocortical frequency with and without VHs: Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.02.

VH: visual hallucination; LRP: Lewy-related pathology.