Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Giovanni RizzoSimona ArcutiMassimiliano CopettiMaria AlessandriaRodolfo SavicaAndrea FontanaRocco LiguoriGiancarlo LogroscinoPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2017)
Diagnostic criteria have become more sensitive and less specific over time, without substantial change in the accuracy. Based on current data, about 20% of DLB diagnosis are incorrect. Future studies are needed to evaluate if the recently released revised consensus criteria will improve the diagnostic accuracy of DLB.