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>Don't just pray for me. I need something more.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2813 pDont just pray for me I need something morep Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2010-02-08T00:00:00 <p>Changes in attention, cognition, and arousal are seen in dementia with Lewy bodies, but a new study also shows cognitive fluctuations occur in people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2806 pChanges in attention cognition and arousal are seen in dementia with Lewy bodies but a new study also shows cognitive fluctuations occur in people diagnosed with Alzheimers diseasep Staff 2010-02-05T00:00:00 <p>Isn&rsquo;t all of life lived in advent &ndash; waiting, watching, longing for that meeting with God?</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2769 pIsnrsquot all of life lived in advent ndash waiting watching longing for that meeting with Godp Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2009-12-28T00:00:00 <p>Scientific Advisory Board members James Galvin, M.D, M.P.H.,&nbsp;and Brad Boeve, M.D., are cited in this <a href="http://www.aan.com/elibrary/neurologynow/?event=home.showArticle&amp;id=ovid.com:/bib/ovftdb/01222928-200905060-00014">Neurology Now article</a> on Lewy body and other dementias.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2739 pScientific Advisory Board members James Galvin MD MPHnbspand Brad Boeve MD are cited in this a hrefhttpwwwaancomelibraryneurologynoweventhomeshowArticleampidovidcombibovftdb01222928-200905060-00014Neurology Now articlea on Lewy body and other dementiasp Tom Valeo 2009-12-11T00:00:00 <p>Chuck was a good teacher. He never stopped teaching, and he made sure&nbsp;I learned what a I&nbsp;needed to know.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2729 pChuck was a good teacher He never stopped teaching and he made surenbspI learned what a Inbspneeded to knowp Florence H Munat 2009-12-03T00:00:00 <p>Antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients are a form of chemical restraint and are responsible for 1,800 deaths a year, says a new report on care in Britain's National Health System.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2722 pAntipsychotic drugs for dementia patients are a form of chemical restraint and are responsible for 1800 deaths a year says a new report on care in Britains National Health Systemp Staff 2009-11-23T00:00:00 <p>Many times I have wanted to walk away. But how do you walk away from Don Quixote?</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2714 pMany times I have wanted to walk away But how do you walk away from Don Quixotep Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2009-11-15T00:00:00 <p>You must use common sense when deciding to take your loved one off the road. One suggestion for you to consider is the grandchild test.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2712 pYou must use common sense when deciding to take your loved one off the road One suggestion for you to consider is the grandchild testp Amy and Gerald Throop 2009-11-12T00:00:00 <p>One of the many difficulties associated with caregiving is that you will tend to disappear.&nbsp;The person you are caring for may be belligerent, ungrateful, treat you as though you were still the child.&nbsp;Deep down you know that they have no malicious intent.&nbsp;</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2708 pOne of the many difficulties associated with caregiving is that you will tend to disappearnbspThe person you are caring for may be belligerent ungrateful treat you as though you were still the childnbspDeep down you know that they have no malicious intentnbspp ML 2009-11-10T00:00:00 <p>Streams of light penetrate the fog at yet higher angles, shifting the picture as if to announce new possibilities. Nothing stays the same it tells me.</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2679 pStreams of light penetrate the fog at yet higher angles shifting the picture as if to announce new possibilities Nothing stays the same it tells mep Ginnie Horst Burkholder 2009-10-24T00:00:00 http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2674 Staff 2009-10-22T00:00:00 <p>Dementia will double in 20 years to affect 115.4 million&nbsp;by 2050, according to a report by advocacy group Alzheimer's Disease International.</p> <input type="hidden" id="gwProxy"><!--Session data--></input><input type="hidden" id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" /> <div id="refHTML">&nbsp;</div> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2582 pDementia will double in 20 years to affect 1154 millionnbspby 2050 according to a report by advocacy group Alzheimers Disease Internationalpinput typehidden idgwProxy--Session data--inputinput typehidden idjsProxy onclickjsCall div idrefHTMLnbspdiv Staff 2009-09-22T00:00:00 http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2531 Staff 2009-09-09T00:00:00 <p>New Lewy Body Dementia Association support group in Lynchburg, Va. featured in (Lynchburg) News &amp; Advance.<br /> &nbsp;</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2526 pNew Lewy Body Dementia Association support group in Lynchburg Va featured in Lynchburg News amp Advancebr nbspp Susan Pugh Lynchburg News Advance 2009-09-07T00:00:00 <p>Researchers at Mayo Clinic are were able to correctly predict pathological conditions 75 percent to 80 percent of the time using MRI.&nbsp;The study was presented at the 2009 &nbsp;Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Vienna.&nbsp;</p> http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=2525 pResearchers at Mayo Clinic are were able to correctly predict pathological conditions 75 percent to 80 percent of the time using MRInbspThe study was presented at the 2009 nbspAlzheimers Association International Conference on Alzheimers Disease in Viennanbspp 2009-09-07T00:00:00