Drug May Help Those with Dementia with Lewy Bodies

New help may be on the way for people with dementia with Lewy bodies, which is the second most common neurodegenerative type of dementia after Alzheimer ’s disease.by Alzheimer's Reading RoomThe disease can cause movement problems and issues such ashallucinations in addition to thinking and memory problems. But the drug used to treat the movement problems can also exacerbate the hallucinations, delusions and other psychiatric problems.Lewy Body Dementia is not a rare disease.It affects an estimated 1.4 million individuals and their families in the United States. Because LBD symptoms can closely resemble other more commonly known diseases like Alzheimer ’s and Parkinson’s,it is currently widely underdiagnosed. Many doctors or other medical professionals still are not familiar with LBD.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowWhat is Lewy Body Dementia?Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disorder in which Lewy bodies (abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein) build up in areas of the brain that regulate behavior, cognition, and movement.A complex disease,LBD can present with a range of symptoms including problems with thinking, memory, moving, sleep and/or changes in behavior, to name a few of the physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.LBD also affects autonomic body functions, such as blood pressure control, temperature regulation, and bladder and bowel function.Progressively debilitating, LBD can also ca...
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