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Lewy Body Disease

What is Lewy body dementia (LBD)?

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is one of the most common types of in older adults. Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions include:

  • Memory
  • Language skills
  • Visual perception (your ability to make sense of what you see)
  • Problem solving
  • Trouble with everyday tasks
  • The ability to focus and pay attention

What are the types of Lewy body dementia (LBD)?

There are two types of LBD: dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia.

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  1. Lewy Body Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Alzheimer's disease cause similar symptoms. Scientists think that Lewy body disease might be related to these diseases, or that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lewybodydementia.html - Health Topics
  2. Dementia 
    ... flow to the brain, such as with stroke. Lewy body disease is another cause of dementia in older adults. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000739.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Lewy Body Dementia Association (Lewy Body Dementia Association)  
    ... Checklist Symptoms Treatment Options Understanding LBD What Is Lewy Body Dementia? Find Support LBD Stories Lewy Line Support Groups ... Checklist Symptoms Treatment Options Understanding LBD What Is Lewy Body Dementia? Find Support LBD Stories Lewy Line Support Groups ...
    https://www.lbda.org - Other Resources
  4. Dementia with Lewy bodies 
    ... the Lewy body type Dementia, Lewy body Diffuse Lewy body disease DLB LBD Lewy body dementia Lewy body disease Genetic Testing Registry: Lewy body dementia National Organization ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dementia-with-lewy-bodies - Genetics
  5. Secondary parkinsonism 
    ... caused by health problems, including: Brain injury Diffuse Lewy body disease (a type of dementia ) Encephalitis HIV/AIDS Meningitis ... cause is treated. Some brain problems, such as Lewy body disease, are not reversible.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000759.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Searching for words and answers: A couple’s Lewy body dementia experience | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Patient with Lewy body dementia and his wife share their experience, diagnosis, and tips for others. ... Dementia Searching for words and answers: A couple’s Lewy body dementia experience Volunteering and support groups offer hope Randal ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...es-lewy-body-dementia-experience - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Degenerative Nerve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Friedreich ataxia Huntington's disease Lewy body disease Parkinson's disease Spinal muscular atrophy Degenerative nerve diseases ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/degenerativenervediseases.html - Health Topics
  8. Lewy Bodies Dementia | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    See how Lewy body dementia affects our brains and causes symptoms. ... Dementia Lewy Bodies Dementia Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a complicated memory and movement disease affecting more than 1 million Americans. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/multimedia/lewy-bodies-dementia - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. Lewy body dementia: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Lewy body dementia causes thinking, movement, and mood issues and is a common form of dementia. ... Lewy Body Dementia Lewy body dementia: What you need to know The disease affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. Lewy body dementia ( ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...y-dementia-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. Lewy body dementia research seeks faster, earlier diagnosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    The National Institute on Aging supports research on Lewy body dementia and how it affects our brain. ... Lewy Body Dementia Lewy body dementia research seeks faster, earlier diagnosis Researchers work to better understand chemical changes in brain Imagine driving and forgetting where ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...h-seeks-faster-earlier-diagnosis - MedlinePlus Magazine
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