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RSSDementia with Lewy bodies
Dementia with Lewy bodies is
the second most frequent
cause of hospitalization for
dementia, after Alzheimer's
disease. Current estimates
are that about 60 to 75% of
diagnosed dementias are of
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
(paralysis agitans or PD) is
a neurodegenerative disease
of the substantia nigra, an
area in the basal ganglia of
the brain. The disease
involves a progressive
disorder of the
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Hallucination
A hallucination is a sensory
perception experienced in
the absence of an external
stimulus, as distinct from
an illusion, which is a
misperception of an external
stimulus. Hallucinations may
occur in any sensory
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Deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
is one of a group of
treatments involving
surgical implantation of a
medical device called a
brain pacemaker, which sends
electrical impulses to
specific parts of the brain.
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