Lewy Bodies

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Lewy Bodies refer to alpha-synuclein cytoplasmic inclusions, which are misfolded proteins that clump together¹.

Note

“Physical manifestation of lewy bodies in the brain, whereas Dementia is the cognitive manifestation of lewy bodies in the brain” -Adria Thompson

References

1.

O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, Fulk GD, eds. Physical Rehabilitation. 7th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2019.