“It’s the mental equivalent of death by a thousand paper cuts,” said Don Siegel, of Silver Spring, Md., whose wife, Bette, ...

Awareness of Lewy body dementia has spiked since Robin Williams' death in 2014. But it's a complicated, often misunderstood neurological disorder.

Lewy body dementia usually takes five to eight years to progress from diagnosis to death. Some cases may progress faster, while others may progress much more slowly.

For Robin Williams’ widow, learning about Lewy body dementia has made her husband’s death make sense. Susan Schneider Williams details the comedian’s final days, and the future of LBD ...

Lewy body disease is a stealthy and relentless brain disorder that affects memory, movement, and core body functions. It ...

Lewy body dementia is a hard-to-diagnose type of dementia that impacts nearly 1.4 million Americans. ... It was later discovered after the comedian's death that he actually had Lewy body dementia.

A research team has made a significant finding that sheds new light on dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). The team was led by ...

Meanwhile, the Lewy Body Dementia Association issued a statement seeking to clarify the suggestion that Williams was displaying any dementia at the time of his death. In fact, he probably didn't ...

And since Lewy body proteins can't be tested like Alzheimer's proteins, LBD cases are often diagnosed after death when families request autopsies for closure or more details, or to donate a loved ...

The documentary 'Facing the Wind' shows the devastating effects of Lewy Body Dementia, ... Karen Read Acquitted of Murder in 2022 Death of Boston Police Officer Boyfriend John O'Keefe. 4.

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease ... whether a person with movement difficulties or cognitive impairments had Lewy bodies in the brain until after their death.