There are many causes of dementia, the most common form being Alzheimer's disease, where memory loss is the most prominent feature. Lewy body dementia contains both Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) ...

In a new study, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has been associated with the deposition of amyloid-β in the brain. According to Edison and colleagues, these results indicate that most patients ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common neurodegenerative disorder in which patients exhibit symptoms of dementia and parkinsonism along with fluctuations and hallucinations that can be ...

More referrals followed, more tests and scans. In November 2016 ... Both DLB and PDD fall under the umbrella term of ‘Lewy ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US.

Knowledge of these five key types—Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and mixed dementia—leads to better outcomes for those affected.

Detailed data will be presented at the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference (ILBDC) in January 2025.

and is being conducted in collaboration with the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Lewy Body Dementia Association. In late November ...