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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 ...
Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control). Lewy body dementia ...
This is a confocal image of a Lewy body from the brain of a patient with Lewy body dementia double stained for tyrosine hydroxylase (the enzyme that makes ...
Generally, a Lewy body dementia diagnosis requires an ongoing decline in thinking skills, along with two of the following: visual hallucinations, Parkinsonism ...
Mayo Clinic neurologist Dr. Rodolfo Savica says those with Lewy body dementia often show traits of both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, leading to ...
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative studies the proteins involved in Lewy body dementia to better characterize disease progression and identify ...
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 ...
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 gets its name from “Lewy bodies,” abnormal deposits containing a protein called alpha-synuclein. Clumps of this protein form in the brain, ...
Brad Boeve says Lewy body dementia is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. But it is very different. Brad Boeve, M.D. Neurology Mayo. Clinic. “Its unique ...
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