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ADHD is Related to Lewy Body Dementia by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Thu 20 Jan 2011 9:32am A study of 360 dementia patients (109 with Lewy Body Dementia and 251 with Alzheimer’s) and 149 healthy patients in... Comment, share, react. Read on »

Lewy Body Dementia Hits Close To Home by Susan L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:46pm My dear friend Maggi called me this week to report that her older brother Michael was just diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Maggi and I have both been nursing home... feel so different. In case you don't know, Lewy Body Dementia is considered a form of degenerative dementia and accounts for approximately 20% of all cases of dementia. Studies Read on »

What is Lewy Body Dementia ? (LBD) by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sat 26 Sep 2009 10:35pm Lewy body dementia shares characteristics with both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Like Alzheimer's, it causes confusion. Like Parkinson's, it can result in rigid muscles, slowed movement and tremors. Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurological disorder. Lewy body dementia is an umbrella term for two related diagnoses Read on »

What is Lewy Body Dementia ? (LBD) by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sun 27 Sep 2009 10:43pm Lewy body dementia shares characteristics with both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Like Alzheimer's, it causes confusion. Like Parkinson's, it can result in rigid muscles, slowed movement and tremors. Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurological disorder. Lewy body dementia is an umbrella term for two related diagnoses Read on »

What is Lewy Body Dementia ? (LBD) by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 10:35pm Lewy body dementia shares characteristics with both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Like Alzheimer's, it causes confusion. Like Parkinson's, it can result in rigid muscles, slowed movement and tremors. Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurological disorder. Lewy body dementia is an umbrella term for two related diagnoses Read on »

Moving Post on Lewy Body Dementia by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm Ginnie Horst Burkholder has written a moving, first person blog on what it is to be the well spouse of someone with Lewy body dementia. Titled "On the Long Road...: "It seems like a lifetime ago that we were first confronted with the words “Lewy body.” At that moment, we began the long road to acceptance. At times the journey has been daunting Read on »

The Capgras Delusion in Dementia with Lewy Bodies by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:42pm Southern Illinois University medical students Sameer Vohra and Teschlyn Woods were discussing Dementia with Lewy Bodies today and mentioned that Capgras syndrome can sometimes be a manifestation of this particular type of dementia. I had never heard of Capgras syndrome, but they explained it to me. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about Read on »

GE Healthcare’s Application for DaTSCAN™ Given Priority Review by the FDA to Help Detect Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) often m by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Jun 2009 10:19am Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) has been difficult to diagnose, and is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. Nuclear medicine scans can help determine whether a patient has Alzheimer's or the beginning effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Lewy Body Disease is actually the second most common cause of dementia. Symptoms include hallucinations Read on »

Treating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia With Lewy Bodies: A Randomized Co by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 20 Jul 2010 8:30am Culo S, Mulsant BH, Rosen J, Mazumdar S, Blakesley RE, Houck PR, Pollock BG; Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders (Jul 2010) Sensitivity to psychotropic medications presents a therapeutic challenge when treating neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). We compared under randomized, double-blinded Read on »

Adult ADHD Linked to Lewy Body ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 28 Jan 2011 7:31pm Adult ADHD Linked to Lewy Body Dementia Patients with Lewy body dementia more likely to have history of attention deficit in adulthood 29 jan 2011-- Adults with symptoms of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at increased risk of developing dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according Read on »