Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study, out today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Although DLB is the second most common ...
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.
A 72-year-old man with a 6-month history of cognitive impairment and visual hallucination presented to an emergency room after repeated falls a few days ago. His wife felt that he had been slow in ...