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Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Protein deposits called Lewy bodies develop in nerve cells in the brain ...
Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia.
Generally, a Lewy body dementia diagnosis requires an ongoing decline in thinking skills, along with two of the following: visual hallucinations, Parkinsonism ...
Lewy bodies are balloonlike clumps of protein. They have been found in the brains of people with Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease ...
While the cause of Lewy body dementia is unclear, risk factors include being older than 60, being male and having a family member with Lewy body dementia. After ...
Antipsychotic medicines aren't used for people with Lewy body dementia because they can make symptoms worse. No single test can diagnose Lewy body dementia. The ...
Lewy body dementia is a progressive, incurable disease that causes severe physical and cognitive decline. Although it's the second most common dementia after ...
Lewy body dementia gets its name from “Lewy bodies,” abnormal deposits containing a protein called alpha-synuclein. Clumps of this protein form in the brain, ...
Lewy body dementia may not be as well-known as Alzheimer's disease, but is the second-most progressive form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
In this lab, Mayo Clinic experts study a disease called dementia with Lewy bodies, or DLB. Some experts say It's the most common disorder you may not have ever ...
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