ICD-11 code : 8A22;
Preferred Label : Lewy body disease;
ICD-11 definition : Lewy body disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and the second most common form
of dementia in the elderly after Alzheimer disease. Lewy bodies are histologically
defined as intracytoplasmic eosinophilic neuronal inclusions in the cortex or brainstem.;
ICD-11 inclusion : diffuse Lewy body disease; DLBD - [diffuse lewy body disease]; cortical Lewy body disease; Lewy body; CLBD - [cortical lewy body disease];
Origin ID : 2091156678;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Lewy body disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and the second most common form
of dementia in the elderly after Alzheimer disease. Lewy bodies are histologically
defined as intracytoplasmic eosinophilic neuronal inclusions in the cortex or brainstem.
