Signs and symptoms of Lewy body dementia - Mayo Clinic News …
Sep 3, 2020 · Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia. Protein deposits, called …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Mar 4, 2017 · Some people diagnosed with Lewy body dementia respond positively to medications called cholinesterase inhibitors. They boost the level of a chemical messenger in the brain called …
Studying the Devastating Dementia You’ve Probably Never Heard of
Sep 24, 2019 · Dementia’s Tangled Connections Lewy body dementia gets its name from “Lewy bodies,” abnormal deposits containing a protein called alpha-synuclein. Clumps of this protein form in …
Lewy Body Dementia: Unfamiliar With This Common Disorder?
Nov 30, 2015 · Lewy body dementia shares similar symptoms of memory issues like Alzheimer’s and slow, stiff movements like Parkinson’s disease. But people with Lewy body dementia may act out …
Study offers answers on life expectancy for people with Parkinson’s ...
May 15, 2017 · A new Mayo Clinic study in today’s JAMA Neurology has some answers for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy with parkinsonism and …
What is frontotemporal dementia? - Mayo Clinic News Network
Feb 23, 2024 · Frontotemporal dementia (also known as behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia): Brain changes, primarily in the frontal lobe, cause the personality and behavior changes of …
Understanding Lewy Body Dementia - Mayo Clinic News Network
Nov 30, 2015 · Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but another type called dementia with Lewy bodies, or DLB, comes in second. Both diseases share some symptoms, and …
Mayo Clinic's AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer ...
Jun 27, 2025 · Diagnosing dementia typically requires cognitive tests, blood draws, imaging, clinical interviews and specialist referrals. Even with extensive testing, distinguishing conditions such as …
[STATIONS: Per the licensing agreement, please provide a link from your station’s website to http://www.MayoClinic.org or voice tag “MayoClinic.org” for more ...
Researchers create 'mini brains' to model Lewy body dementia and ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that shares traits with both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease but can be more difficult to diagnose. …