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neurodegenerative disease
neurodegenerative disease A neurodegenerative disease marked by dementia, mild parkinsonism, and changing levels of attention and alertness.
A neurodegenerative disease marked by dementia, mild parkinsonism, and changing levels of attention and alertness. Mental and behavioral symptoms often appear before slowed movement and rigidity, and delusions and visual hallucinations are common; examination of brain tissue shows Lewy bodies in the cortex and brain stem.