Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies. The ...

Cases of dementia ... life expectancy. Exclude reversible causes of dementia first. The common dementia syndromes in clinical practice are Alzheimer's disease, vasculardementia, dementia with Lewy ...

According to the Alzheimer’s Society, those with Lewy body ... condition. Dementia progresses through early, middle, and late stages. Late stage dementia causes the most severe, life altering ...

A Wigan-based dementia charity is calling on the government to improve the lives of 100,000 people with Lewy body dementia in ...

There are many causes of dementia, the most common form being Alzheimer's disease, where memory loss is the most prominent feature. Lewy body dementia contains both ... improving patient quality of ...

Prevalence of dementia is increasing due to longer life expectancy. Exclude reversible ... dementia with Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementia. Primary care physicians should be familiar with ...