http://www.lbda.org/ The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the Lewy body dementias (LBD) en-us <p>Mark Gaynor and his family wanted to honor his father, Michael &ldquo;Mickey&rdquo; Gaynor, his love for golf and help support LBDA. Learn how they raised $15,000 in 2008 and how they did it again in 2010! Mark shares his advice for anyone interested in planning a special event in honor of their loved one.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3174 pMark Gaynor and his family wanted to honor his father Michael ldquoMickeyrdquo Gaynor his love for golf and help support LBDA Learn how they raised 15000 in 2008 and how they did it again in 2010 Mark shares his advice for anyone interested in planning a special event in honor of their loved onep 2010-07-24T00:00:00 <p>Nearly 80% of people with LBD received a diagnosis for a different cognitive, movement or psychiatric disorder before ultimately learning they had Lewy body dementia. Learn more about the challenges reported by LBD families in LBDA&rsquo;s new report, <a href="http://www.lbda.org/feature/3160/caregiver-burden-in-lewy-body-dementias.htm">Caregiver Burden in Lewy Body Dementias</a>.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3173 pNearly 80 of people with LBD received a diagnosis for a different cognitive movement or psychiatric disorder before ultimately learning they had Lewy body dementia Learn more about the challenges reported by LBD families in LBDArsquos new report a hrefhttpwwwlbdaorgfeature3160caregiver-burden-in-lewy-body-dementiashtmCaregiver Burden in Lewy Body Dementiasap 2010-07-12T00:00:00 <p>Research shows apathy and depression predict the conversion of mild cognitive impairment to dementia. </p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3161 pResearch shows apathy and depression predict the conversion of mild cognitive impairment to dementia p 2010-07-13T00:00:00 <p>Nearly 80% of people with Lewy body dementias (LBD) received a diagnosis for a different cognitive, movement or psychiatric disorder before ultimately learning they had Lewy body dementia, according to LBD caregivers. Learn more about their experiences seeking medical care for LBD and the impact of being an LBD caregiver.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3160 pNearly 80 of people with Lewy body dementias LBD received a diagnosis for a different cognitive movement or psychiatric disorder before ultimately learning they had Lewy body dementia according to LBD caregivers Learn more about their experiences seeking medical care for LBD and the impact of being an LBD caregiverp 2010-07-11T00:00:00 <p>Galvin JE, Duda JE, Kaufer DI, Lippa CF, Taylor A, Zarit SH, Lewy body dementia: caregiver burden and unmet needs. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2010 Apr-Jun;24(2):177-81.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3159 pGalvin JE Duda JE Kaufer DI Lippa CF Taylor A Zarit SH Lewy body dementia caregiver burden and unmet needs Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2010 Apr-Jun242177-81p 2010-07-10T00:00:00 <p>Galvin JE, Duda JE, Kaufer DI, Lippa CF, Taylor A, Zarit SH, Lewy body dementia: The caregiver experience of clinical care. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2010 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print]</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3158 pGalvin JE Duda JE Kaufer DI Lippa CF Taylor A Zarit SH Lewy body dementia The caregiver experience of clinical care Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2010 Apr 29 Epub ahead of printp 2010-07-10T00:00:00 <p>During my 15 years of caregiving, I would often wonder, what is the hardest thing I'm facing?</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3144 pDuring my 15 years of caregiving I would often wonder what is the hardest thing Im facingp Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2010-06-22T00:00:00 <p>How do you cope without the perks of marriage nor a single life?</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3098 pHow do you cope without the perks of marriage nor a single lifep Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2010-05-18T00:00:00 <p>The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and the Lewy Body Dementia Association have announced&nbsp;the recipient of their first partnership research award through the Lewy Body Dementia Biomarker Research Program The goal of the program is to catalyze the discovery of innovative biomarkers that aid in early diagnosis, detection and disease monitoring of Lewy body dementias. The ADDF/LBDA program awarded $125,000 to one academic scientist on the cutting edge of research for LBD.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3076 pThe Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation and the Lewy Body Dementia Association have announcednbspthe recipient of their first partnership research award through the Lewy Body Dementia Biomarker Research Program The goal of the program is to catalyze the discovery of innovative biomarkers that aid in early diagnosis detection and disease monitoring of Lewy body dementias The ADDFLBDA program awarded 125000 to one academic scientist on the cutting edge of research for LBDp Staff 2010-05-11T00:00:00 <p>New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology help to determine when people with dementia should stop driving.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3061 pNew guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology help to determine when people with dementia should stop drivingp 2010-05-06T00:00:00 <p>People with REM sleep behavior disorder can become violent while they are asleep.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3037 pPeople with REM sleep behavior disorder can become violent while they are asleepp 2010-04-28T00:00:00 <p>Nelson is hidden so deeply in the Lewy body maze that at times I think we&rsquo;ve lost him. But&nbsp;now and again I get to enjoy a moment of clarity through the haze.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2905 pNelson is hidden so deeply in the Lewy body maze that at times I think wersquove lost him Butnbspnow and again I get to enjoy a moment of clarity through the hazep Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2010-04-09T00:00:00 <p>New study finds higher rate of melanoma among patients with Parkinson&rsquo;s disease.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2874 pNew study finds higher rate of melanoma among patients with Parkinsonrsquos diseasep Staff 2010-03-23T00:00:00 <p>When the stress of driving to a Lewy body dementia support group becomes too much, a caregiver starts one closer to home.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2862 pWhen the stress of driving to a Lewy body dementia support group becomes too much a caregiver starts one closer to homep Staff 2010-03-15T00:00:00 <p>Traveling and books defined Ron, two things that have been stolen by Lewy body dementia.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2860 pTraveling and books defined Ron two things that have been stolen by Lewy body dementiap Chris Michlewicz 2010-02-09T00:00:00