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dementia with Lewy bodies

In dementia with Lewy bodies
…of a protein known as alpha-synuclein—in the brain. Lewy bodies are named for German physician Friedrich Heinrich Lewy, who first described them (1912), in the context of Parkinson disease.
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Parkinson disease

In Parkinson disease: Neuropathology
A protein known as alpha synuclein appears to be involved in neuronal degeneration. Alpha synuclein is produced by dopaminergic neurons and is broken down by other proteins, such as parkin and neurosin. Defects in any of the proteins that break down alpha synuclein may lead to its accumulation, resulting…
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