Ogunnyi A, Akang EE, Gureje O, Takao M, Piccardo P, Baiyewu O, Hall KS, Ghetti B, Hendrie HC. Dementia with Lewy bodies in a Nigerian: a case report. Int Psychogeriatr 2002;14(2):211-8.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common neuropathologically diagnosed cause of degenerating dementia after Alzheimer's disease. We report the first autopsy-confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa in a Nigerian patient. The case presented highlights the varied clinical presentation of DLB, and is intended to raise awareness about another possible cause of dementia in Nigerian subjects.

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