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LEWY BODY DEMENTIA - National Institutes of Health

LEWY body DEMENTIAI nformation for Patients, Families, and ProfessionalsLEARN ABOUT: DEMENTIA with Lewy bodies Parkinson s disease dementiaNational Institute on AgingNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeCONTENTSI ntroduction ..1 The Basics of Lewy body DEMENTIA ..2 Diagnoses of Lewy body DEMENTIA ..5 Causes and Risk Factors ..7 Common Symptoms ..8 Diagnosis ..13 Treatment and Management ..17 Advice for People Living with Lewy body DEMENTIA ..27 Caring for a Person with Lewy body DEMENTIA ..30 Research The Road Ahead ..36 Resources ..371 IntroductionLewy body DEMENTIA (LBD) is a complex and challenging brain disorder. It is complex because it affects many parts of the brain in ways that scientists are trying to understand more fully.

such as LBD, Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular dementia. Diagnosing LBD can be challenging. Early LBD symptoms are often confused with similar symptoms found in other brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or in psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. Also, LBD can

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