Abstract
Lewy body dementia is considered as the second cause between degenerative dementias. Almost 30% of the elderly between 60 and 90 years old has Lewy body dementia. This disease share some characteristics with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, however is most related to Parkinson`s disease. The cause of the disease has not been determined yet, but it has been associated to the gen PARK 11
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