If you are a first time visitor, we are glad you are here! This is an excellent place to share your questions on LBD, and pass along any caregiving tips and LBD information that has helped you along the way. Please read the forum guidelines found here: http://community.lbda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=947 and then browse the different forums on Symptoms and Diagnosis, Behavioral Issues, and Medications. Don’t forget our Respite Room is available for any non-LBD topics as well!

We have listed a number of publications on LBD at the bottom of this posting, to help you find information on LBD as quickly as possible.

Please remember that this forum is a caregiver-to-caregiver resource, and is NOT intended as a substitute for professional medical advice. Any suggestions you read here regarding diagnosis or treatment options (including those provided by LBDA volunteers) should be discussed with your doctor, to find out if it is appropriate for your particular situation.

The forum moderator is Irene Selak, who works hard to make all members feel welcome and keeps the forum free from spam. (Please do let her know if someone is posting links to commercial or inappropriate sites, so she can delete the post and notify LBDA.)

In hope,

Angela Taylor
Lewy Body Dementia Association

Increasing Knowledge, Sharing Experience, Building Hope


ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
(listed alphabetically)

An Introduction to LBD – for the newly diagnosed patient
By LBDA
English version: http://www.lbda.org/feature/1942/an-int ... mentia.htm
Spanish version: http://www.lbda.org/feature/2012/spanis ... mentia.htm

Brain Autopsies and Brain Donations
By LBDA
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1949/brain- ... ations.htm

Continuum - Dementia with Lewy Bodies, 2004
By Bradley F. Boeve, MD
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1347/diagno ... bodies.htm

Continuum – Dementia with Lewy Bodies, 2007
By Douglas R. Galasko, MD
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1727/contin ... d-2007.htm

Current Issues in LBD Diagnosis, Treatment and Research
James E. Galvin, MD, Bradley F. Boeve, MD, John E. Duda, MD, Douglas R. Galasko, MD, Daniel Kaufer, MD, James B. Leverenz, MD, Carol F. Lippa, MD, Oscar L. Lopez, MD, representing the Scientific Advisory Council of the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseactio ... nload=1648

Facts About LBD
By LBDA
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1925/facts- ... ochure.htm

LBD Requires a Comprehensive Treatment Approach
An editorial by Dr. Brad Boeve, member of LBDA’s Scientific Advisory Council
http://www.lbda.org/feature/2126/lbd-re ... proach.htm

Medical Alert Wallet Card
By LBDA
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1943/lbd-me ... t-card.htm

Mind, Mood and Memory
Editors: Rebecca Martine, APRN, CS, BC, John Duda, MD
Parkinson’s Disease Research and Education Clinical Center, Philadephia VA PADRECC
http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseactio ... nload=2017

Physician Reference List
By LBDA
http://www.lbda.org/feature/2061/physic ... e-list.htm

Understanding Behavioral Changes in Dementia
By Tanis J. Ferman, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Glenn E. Smith, PhD, Mayo Clinic, and Briana Melom, MA, LSW
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1898/unders ... mentia.htm

Ten Things You Should Know about LBD
By LBDA
http://www.lbda.org/feature/2062/10-thi ... ut-lbd.htm

The Lewy Body Digest – LBDA’s Newsletter
http://www.lbda.org/category/3477/newsletter.htm


BOOKS ON LBD AND CAREGIVING
http://www.lbda.org/category/4114/books ... giving.htm


EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS:

LBDAtv
http://www.lbda.org/category/4116/multi ... ources.htm