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Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control). Lewy body dementia ...
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 ...
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 ...
This common dementia is caused by a buildup of proteins in the brain. It affects thinking, memory and movement.
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 ...
Generally, a Lewy body dementia diagnosis requires an ongoing decline in thinking skills, along with two of the following: visual hallucinations, Parkinsonism ...
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative studies the proteins involved in Lewy body dementia to better characterize disease progression and identify ...
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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