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Staging of Lewy-related pathology in dementia

Brunnström, Hans LU orcid ; Lindberg, Eva and Englund, Elisabet LU orcid (2012) In Clinical Neuropathology 31(4). p.216-223
Abstract
Objective: Lewy-related pathology is the characteristic feature of Parkinson's disease with and without dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There are two neuropathological staging systems for Lewy-related pathology commonly employed today: the staging system for Parkinson-related pathology by Braak et al., and the staging system by the Consortium on DLB. There are also several modified systems based on these two scales. Methods: We applied a total of eight different staging systems for Lewy-related pathology to 36 consecutive demented patients with various dementia disorders. Results: The staging systems varied considerably in number of unclassifiable cases (range 0 - 16 out of 36 cases), while the diagnostic agreement between... (More)
Objective: Lewy-related pathology is the characteristic feature of Parkinson's disease with and without dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There are two neuropathological staging systems for Lewy-related pathology commonly employed today: the staging system for Parkinson-related pathology by Braak et al., and the staging system by the Consortium on DLB. There are also several modified systems based on these two scales. Methods: We applied a total of eight different staging systems for Lewy-related pathology to 36 consecutive demented patients with various dementia disorders. Results: The staging systems varied considerably in number of unclassifiable cases (range 0 - 16 out of 36 cases), while the diagnostic agreement between the systems that were able to classify all or the very majority of cases varied only slightly (weighted kappa 0.86 - 0.92 and Spearman's sigma 0.80 - 1.0). Conclusion: The different staging systems for Lewy-related pathology that exist today vary in staging procedure and proportion of unclassifiable cases. The choice of system may affect the stage of Lewy-related pathology and ultimately final diagnosis. (Less)
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Lewy body, Lewy body disease, neuropathology, Parkinson's disease
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Clinical Neuropathology
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31
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4
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216 - 223
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Dustri-Verlag
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  • scopus:84864122260
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0722-5091
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10.5414/NP300471
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Pathology, (Lund) (013030000)
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  abstract     = {{Objective: Lewy-related pathology is the characteristic feature of Parkinson's disease with and without dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There are two neuropathological staging systems for Lewy-related pathology commonly employed today: the staging system for Parkinson-related pathology by Braak et al., and the staging system by the Consortium on DLB. There are also several modified systems based on these two scales. Methods: We applied a total of eight different staging systems for Lewy-related pathology to 36 consecutive demented patients with various dementia disorders. Results: The staging systems varied considerably in number of unclassifiable cases (range 0 - 16 out of 36 cases), while the diagnostic agreement between the systems that were able to classify all or the very majority of cases varied only slightly (weighted kappa 0.86 - 0.92 and Spearman's sigma 0.80 - 1.0). Conclusion: The different staging systems for Lewy-related pathology that exist today vary in staging procedure and proportion of unclassifiable cases. The choice of system may affect the stage of Lewy-related pathology and ultimately final diagnosis.}},
  author       = {{Brunnström, Hans and Lindberg, Eva and Englund, Elisabet}},
  issn         = {{0722-5091}},
  keywords     = {{Lewy body; Lewy body disease; neuropathology; Parkinson's disease}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{216--223}},
  publisher    = {{Dustri-Verlag}},
  series       = {{Clinical Neuropathology}},
  title        = {{Staging of Lewy-related pathology in dementia}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.5414/NP300471}},
  doi          = {{10.5414/NP300471}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}