1. Historical background / Thomas H. Bak and Graham G. Lennox -- 2. Clinical spectrum of Lewy body disease / Maria J. Mart,- Jaume Campdelacreu and Eduardo Tolosa -- 3. Classification and diagnostic criteria for dementia with Lewy bodies / Serge Gauthier and Ian G. McKeith -- 4. Epidemiology of dementia with Lewy bodies /Carol Brayne, Julia Zaccai and Cherie McCracken -- 5. Neuropsychological features of dementia with Lewy bodies / David P. Salmon and Joanne M. Hamilton -- 6. Neuropsychiatric features of dementia with Lewy bodies / Liana G. Apostolova and Jeffrey L. Cummings -- 7. Neurology of dementia with Lewy bodies / David J. Burn -- 8. Autonomic dysfunction in dementia with Lewy bodies / Rose Anne Kenny and Louise M. Allan -- 9. Neuroimaging / John O'Brien and Sean Colloby -- 10. Progression of cognitive impairment and duration of illness / Zuzana Walker -- 11. Neuropathology and pathogenesis of dementia with Lewy bodies / Dennis W. Dickson -- 12. Neurochemical pathology of dementia with Lewy bodies / Paul T. Francis. [et al.] -- 13. Nosological confusion regarding the boundaries of dementia with Lewy bodies / John Hardy -- 14. Pharmacological treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies / Ian G. McKeith and Serge Gauthier -- 15. Nonpharmacological approaches to the care of dementia with Lewy bodies / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield -- 16. Dementia with Lewy bodies-- a carer's view / Meg Wilkes -- 17. Dementia in Parkinson's disease / Dag Aarsland -- 18. Other atypical parkinsonian disorders and their differentiation from dementia with Lewy bodies / Niall Quinn.