Daytime Sleepiness is More Common in Dementia with Lewy Bodies than Alzheimer’s
Drowsiness and daytime sleepiness (despite getting adequate sleep the night before) are often described by individuals with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and their caregivers. This is reported even in […]
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Long-Term Caregiving May Shorten Life Up to Eight Years
By Carol Bradley Bursack A new study by Ohio State University in conjunction with the National Institute on Aging has shown that adult children caring for their parents, as well […]
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Adult Day Service Boosts Beneficial Stress Hormone in Caregivers
A new study reveals family caregivers have an increase in the beneficial stress hormone DHEA-S on days when they use an adult day service for their relatives with dementia. DHEA-S […]
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Can Exercise Help Older Women at Risk for Dementia?
Regular aerobic workouts increase the size of the brain’s memory area in older women and may help slow the progression of dementia, according to a small new study. It included […]
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Ask the Expert: Why Do Many People with LBD Respond Poorly to Surgery?
By Farzana Pervin, M.D. and Carol F Lippa, M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine Need to make a decision on surgery for someone with Lewy body dementia (LBD)? Family members […]
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Ask the Expert: What is the Role of the Geriatric Psychiatrist in LBD?
By Daniel Weintraub, MD, Ian McKeith, MD, FRCPsych, Peter Rabins, MD, MPH Care of the cognitive, psychiatric and neurologic features of Lewy body dementias (LBD), including dementia with Lewy bodies […]
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Longevity May be Impacted by Orthostatic Hypotension in LBD
The autonomic nervous system regulates functions in the body that are involuntary, such as blood pressure and digestion. This system malfunctions in LBD, causing problems with blood pressure regulation, urinary […]
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MCI with Visual Spatial or Attention Deficits Progresses to DLB over Alzheimer’s
A study by Tanis Ferman, PhD and colleagues at Mayo Clinic assessed the progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to different forms of dementia. 337 people with mild cognitive impairment […]
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Sleep Disorder Increases Odds of DLB by Five Times Over Alzheimer’s
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a condition that causes a person to physically act out their dreams and is a common in Lewy body dementia (LBD). RBD is a […]
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Early Visual Hallucinations Greatly Increase Odds of LBD Over Alzheimer’s
Visual hallucinations are a core feature of dementia with Lewy bodies, occurring in 32 to 85 percent of autopsy-confirmed cases. Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease also experience hallucinations, though to a […]
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Lewy Body Pathology – Not the First Problem Sign of Parkinson’s?
Lewy body pathology is found in the brains of 10 to 30% of older adults without any parkinsonian motor symptoms and is called incidental Lewy body disease (ILBD). Research suggests […]
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Capgras Syndrome in DLB Associated with Anxiety and Hallucinations
Capgras syndrome, a delusion which is a temporary belief that a family member, caregiver or location has been replaced by an identical imposter, according to one study, affects approximately 17 […]
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LBD Places a High Toll on Families
The combination of cognitive, motor and behavioral symptoms early in the course of LBD creates a highly challenging set of demands for continuing care. Recent studies demonstrate that LBD families […]
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