Review Article

Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Table 1

Clinical diagnostic criteria for DLB.

Core featuresFeatures supportive of diagnosis

A progressive, significant cognitive declineRepeated falls
Fluctuations in cognitionSyncope
Recurrent, well-formed visual hallucinationsTransient loss of consciousness
Spontaneous motor features of parkinsonismNeuroleptic sensitivity
Systemized delusions
Hallucinations in other modalities

Adapted from Mckeith et al. [5].