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ReviewContinuum (Minneapolis, Minn.)2024

Lewy Body Dementia.

James E Galvin

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Review in Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Phase 2 study of zervimesine (CT1812) in participants with mild-to-moderate dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

James E Galvin

Funding

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CT1812 in Subjects with Dementia with Lewy BodiesR01AG071643 · NIA · COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI CAGGIANO, ANTHONY O, GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2023
$29.5M
A Phase 2b Clinical Study of the P38 Alpha Kinase Inhibitor Neflamapimod in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)R01AG080536 · NIA · EIP PHARMA, INC. · PI ALAM, JOHN, GALVIN, JAMES E · 2023 to 2025
$21.1M
Multicultural Community Dementia ScreeningR01AG071514 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2025
$13.8M
IND enabling CMC/safety/toxicology studies, submission of IND and pilot Phase 1 clinical trial with PV-1950R vaccine for Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)U01AG084528 · NIA · INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE · PI Michael G Agadjanyan, James E Galvin · 2024 to 2026
$5.4M
Deep Phenotypic Characterization of Prodromal Dementia with Lewy BodiesR56AG074889 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2022 to 2022
$3.2M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071514NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071643NIA NIH HHS R01 AG080536NIA NIH HHS R56 AG074889NIA NIH HHS U01 AG084528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveLewy body dementia (LBD) is an umbrella term describing two closely related conditions: Parkinson disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). LBD is the second most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia but is often underrecognized in clinical practice. This review covers the key epidemiologic, clinical, cognitive, behavioral, and biomarker features of LBD and discusses current treatment options. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Indicative biomarkers of LBD improve the ability to make a diagnosis and include single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the dopamine system (brain) and the noradrenergic system (cardiac), and polysomnography. α-Synuclein-specific biomarkers in spinal fluid, skin, plasma, and brain imaging are in active development with some available for clinical use. Prodromal stages of PDD and DLB have been contextualized, and diagnostic criteria have been published. An emerging theme is whether an integrated staging system focusing on protein aggregation, rather than clinical symptoms, may advance research efforts. ESSENTIAL POINTS: LBD is a common cause of cognitive impairment in older adults but is often subject to significant delays in diagnosis and treatment, increasing the burden on patients and family care partners. Understanding key features of disease and the use of biomarkers will improve recognition. Earlier detection may also facilitate the development of new therapeutics and enrollment in clinical trials.

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Lewy Body DiseaseAgedBiomarkersHumansBiomarkers

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PMID39620839
PMCPMC12094501

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