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. 2014 Jul 21;6(4):46. doi: 10.1186/alzrt274

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Nomenclature of Lewy body diseases. Parkinson’s disease dementia is diagnosed when cognitive impairment develops a year or more after the onset of parkinsonism. Dementia with Lewy bodies is diagnosed when cognitive symptoms appear without parkinsonism or less than 1 year after the onset of parkinsonism.