Question 1

medicine for lewy body disease?

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None: Sadly, there is no medicine specifically to help patients and family members of a patient with this problem.  It is important to not have prescribed tricyclic anti-depressants, as these can cause a serious reaction.  There are some things that can help with specific symptoms.  See a neurologist, please.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

how strong is the link between being rem sleep disorder and developing parkinson's/lewy body dementia? is this something to be very worried about?

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Worry never helps: That said, there is great interest in the relationships. It's often the best early sign of the diseases. So, do talk w/ your Dr and pursue early treatment. That's been the best way to delay and arrest progress and minimize symptoms. Worry is costly and can make symptoms worse. Just be smart and do good research by asking good ?s and working w/ Dr on plans. I wish you the best!

Question 5

want to help keep quality of life after diagnosis of dementia ( lewy bodies)?

Accepted Answer

Beyond yourcontrol: Create a surrogate whoshould have your power of attorny & desires
often when DX is made power to rationalise & decide is gone
be specific with your wishes.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

what plant-derived compounds have been shown to inhibit lewy body formation?

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Lewy body formation: No immediate study comes to mind but there has been progress with Turmeric and its component extract Curcurmin being studied for dementia with some benefit. There may well be some suppression of lewy body formation seen with Turmeric. I recommend google this or searching Pubmed. 
I recommend turmeric to many of my patients.

Question 8

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 9

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 10

what is 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.

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