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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 dementia 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 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
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Lewy Body Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Lewy Body Dementia/Clinical Trials
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ody+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Lewy Body Disease Treatment (Lewy Body Dementia Association)  
    ... a multi-system disease and requires comprehensive treatment. Lewy Body Dementia Association lists various treatment options, medications, and more.
    https://www.lbda.org/treatment-options - External Health Links
  5. 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
  6. Lewy Body Dementia From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. The deposits, called Lewy bodies, ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/lewy-body-dementia - External Health Links
  7. 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 Submit An ... Checklist Symptoms Treatment Options Understanding LBD What Is Lewy Body Dementia? Find Support LBD Stories Lewy Line Submit An ...
    https://www.lbda.org - Other Resources
  8. Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Archives (Lewy Body Dementia Association)  
    Lewy Body Dementia/Statistics and Research ... Lewy Body Dementia ... Lewy Body Dementia Association
    https://www.lbda.org/research - External Health Links
  9. Is It Lewy Body Dementia or Something Else? (Lewy Body Dementia Association)  
    Do you have LBD or something else? Lewy Body Dementia Association defines common forms of dementia to help identify what type of dementia has developed.
    https://www.lbda.org/is-it-lbd-or-something-else - External Health Links
  10. What Is Lewy Body Dementia? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)  
    Lewy Body Dementia/Start Here
    https://www.nia.nih.gov/...y-dementia-causes-symptoms-and-treatments - External Health Links
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