Intracytoplasmic, eosinophilic, round to elongated inclusions found in vacuoles of
injured or fragmented neurons. The presence of Lewy bodies is the histological marker
of the degenerative changes in LEWY BODY DISEASE and PARKINSON DISEASE but they may
be seen in other neurological conditions. They are typically found in the substantia
nigra and locus coeruleus but they are also seen in the basal forebrain, hypothalamic
nuclei, and neocortex