As we mark World Alzheimer's Day on September 21, the Wigan-based Lewy Body Society is calling for greater awareness of Lewy ...

Some people with dementia lose their sense of social norms. Surprising dementia symptoms can include shoplifting, breaking ...

Technology Networks interviewed Professor Henrik Zetterberg on World Alzheimer’s Day 2024 to learn more about his work and ...

Scientists also report that the use of cholinesterase inhibitors was linked with a reduced mortality risk in the first year after a Lewy body dementia diagnosis. There is currently no cure for ...

An Alzheimer's Drug May Also Slow Lewy Body Dementia By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to ...

Body Dementia (LBD) are two devastating neurodegenerative conditions affecting millions of people in the United States. Both ...

The patients had an average age of 76.7 years. Lewy body disease, which includes DLB and Parkinson’s disease with and without dementia, is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder ...

dementia with Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementia. The key points of clinical differences of these dementia syndromes are summarized in this article. Prevalence of dementia is increasing due to ...

A type of Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia Cholinesterase inhibitors slowed progression of Lewy body dementia compared to another common Alzheimer’s med ...

A type of Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia Cholinesterase inhibitors slowed progression of Lewy body dementia compared to another common Alzheimer’s med ...