Question 1

what are the symptoms of dementia with lewy bodies?

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Lewy Body dementia: Lewy bodies are particular types of brain damage, and most often are concentrated in the frontal lobes. Dementia that starts in this brain area is often associated with personality change, motor problems, mood instability, and social inappropriateness, at least initially. Eventually memory loss and global cognitive deficits appear.

Question 2

what kind of condition is dementia with lewy bodies?

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Bad problem: Lewy body disease is one of the most common causes of dementia in the elderly. Dementia is the loss of mental functions severe enough to affect normal activities and relationships. Lewy body disease happens when abnormal structures, called lewy bodies, build up in areas of the brain. The disease may cause a wide range of symptoms, including, changes in alertness and attention, hallucinations.

Question 3

please tell me more about dementia with lewy bodies?

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Common dementia: Lewy body dementia may be the second most  common form or dementia, but infreqently diagnosed. It presents with parkinsonian features(rigidity, gait impairment), but also commonly with visual hallucinations. Besides memory loss, there may be frequent falls and variability in alertness and cognition .Lbd  presents behavioral problems (agitation, depression, etc) + sensitivity to meds used to treat.

Question 4

can you tell me anything about dementia with lewy bodies?

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A degenerating brain: Disease, similar to  alzheimer's, but not the same -  specific diagnosis only at autopsy to my knowlege.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: dementia with lewy bodies?

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Dementia types: Dementia is an umbrella term. Meaning that under the concept of dementia there exists at least 6 different types..Alzheimer's, Vascular, Lewy Body, Baleines, Pugilistic and Picks Disease.  Many of these are the different causes of Dementia, with similar consequences. Some are hereditary and some are caused by head injury or stroke.

Question 6

can you tell me how to care for someone with dementia with lewy bodies?

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Competent caretaker: Most important!

Question 7

as hallucinations get worse what happens next with someone who has dementia with lewy bodies.  sees stick people and animals all over in and out side?

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Hard to predict: The clinical course is variable. Rate of decline is about the same as that in ad. Survival from onset of symptoms is about 8 years.

Question 8

my mother has dementia with lewy bodies. what is it in a nutshell?

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Lewy body dementia: Is a progressive dementia involving visual hallucinations, spontaneous extrpyramidal symptoms and/or cognitive fluctuations.

Question 9

how would a doctor treat himself if he had dementia with lewy bodies?

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Dont know: If i had lewy body disease i dont think i would know it .It would be my care givers who will be offerred the challenge -very difficult.

Question 10

is lewy bodies dementia  terminal?

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Yes: Unfortuntely, lewey body dementia is uncurable and terminal.

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