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Table 4 Studies reporting differences in cognitive decline

From: A systematic review of cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer’s disease

Study

Cognitive function

Impairment

Contrast group

Test

Olichney et al ., 1998 [[3]]

Total score

AD/DLB

AD

MMSE

Kraybill et al l., 2005 [[15]]

Total score

AD/DLB

AD and DLB

MMSE, DRS

Nelson et al ., 2009 [[16]]

Total score

AD/DLB

AD and DLB

MMSE

Heyman et al ., 1999 [[18]]

Delayed recall

AD

AD/DLB

CERAD

Stavitsky et al ., 2006 [[19]]

Recognition

AD

DLB

HVLT-R

Ballard et al ., 1996 [[17]]

Verbal fluency

DLB

AD

CAMCOG

  1. AD, Alzheimer’s disease; AD/DLB, mixed pathology; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies;
  2. CAMCOG, Cambridge cognitive examination; CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease evaluation; DRS, dementia rating scale; HVLT-R, Hopkins verbal learning test-revised; MMSE, mini mental state examination.