A systematic review of cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer’s disease

Table 2 Quality assessment criteria

	Score
	3	2	1	0
Patients at baseline, number	>151	101 to 150	51 to 100	<50
Follow-up time, years	>3 or mean ≥	3	2	≤
Clinical criteria	Established criteria for AD + DLB criteria from 2005	Established criteria for AD + DLB criteria from 1992 or 1996	Used criteria for one type of dementia	No criteria used
Autopsy, % of participants	100	>50	>25	None

AD, Alzheimer’s disease; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; BNT, Boston naming test; CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease evaluation; DRS, dementia rating scale; ESD, extended scale for dementia; HVLT-R Hopkins verbal learning test-revised; mMMS, modified mini-mental state examination; MMSE, mini mental state examination; MTS, 37 item mental test score.

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