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is there any treatment or cure for lewy body dementia?

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Symptomatic therapy: Just like many other causes of primary dementias, there is no definitive therapy or cure. However, some medications like donepezil and rivastigmine can help with the memory loss by slowing down the rate of progression of symptoms and allowing patients to maintain certain level of cognitive function for a longer period of time. They also help with some of the behavioral features.

Question 2

lewy body dementia - does anyone know of any treatment for this disease?

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Few options: There are currently no fda-approved treatments specific for lewy body dementia (dlb). But given the severe cholinergic losses that occur in dlb, the frequent co-occurrence of alzheimer's disease pathology, and several small trials that suggest their effectiveness, cholinesterase inhibitors are the off-label treatment of choice. Exelon (rivastigmine) patch has shown some effectiveness for the cognitive decline.

Question 3

signs and symptoms or diagnosis of lewy body dementia?

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Lewy body dementia: Involves the memory problems of any dementia as well as sleep disturbance early, well formed visual hallucinations and muscle ridigity or parkinsonian movement features.

Question 4

donepezil  effectiveness for vascular and lewy body dementia?

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Memory drugs.: The only drug approved by the fda for parkinsons dementia is rivastigmine oral or patch.  Since lewy body dementia is similar, rivastigmine often is used there also.  Both donepezil and galantamine (galantamine hydrobromide) have shown benefits in vascular dementia, and rivastigmine has not been studied.  These latter 2 drugs are less likely to benefit lewy body patients.

Question 5

what does lewy body dementia mean?

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Type of dementia.: Lewy bodies are a specific type of protein clumps that can accumulate in many places. When they accumulate in the brain, dementia with lewy bodies can occur. It is actually a somewhat common type of neurodegenerative dementia, second only to the more famous alzheimer's disease. If you like, you can look at: www.Lbda.Org for more information.

Question 6

where to go for lewy body dementia help?

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Several: You could make an appointment with a neurologist, a gerontologist or a geriatric psychiatrist.

Question 7

i need more detials of lewy body dementia?

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The essentials: Lewey body dementia is defined by three things, visual hallucinations in the absence of othr drugs, psych diagnoses and Parkinson's disease, memory loss and perodic confusion, you can have parkinson symptoms but dont have to.  You also usually get behavorial problems and executive problems.  The hallucinations tend to be quite vivid and complex.

Question 8

does anyone know about lewy body dementia in elderly women?

Accepted Answer

Lewy body Dementia: Lbd is a type of dementia characterised by Parkinson's like features (gait problems, sensitivity to anti-psychotic meds) with dementia. One important feature is the vivid visual hallucinations often seen; however only 1/3 of people have this in the beginning. Some people call the an alzheimer's "plus" syndrome. It is often associated with challenging behavioral symptoms.

Question 9

lewy body dementia - does anyone know of any cure for this disease?

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Unfortunately no: Lewy body is like alzheimers with progressive loss of cognitive function.  It however has more psychiatric symptoms early on including: depression, paranoia and hallucinations.  Treatment with some of the alzheimers meds, namenda, (memantine) excelon and arecept may have temporary benefit, but no cure.

Question 10

what is the llfe expectancy of a 78-year-old man with lewy body dementia?

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7 to 8 years: Most studies indicate that the average life expectancy after being diagnoses with Lewy Body  Dementia is 7 to 8 years. However, other individual factors such as overall health condition, nutrition and lifestyle can have a positive (or negative) effect on the life expectancy of these patients.

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