Have you noted changes to your movement and voice with Lewy body dementia (LBD)? Moving slower and speaking softer are common changes in LBD that can be frustrating for you, your family and friends. But there is an evidence-based approach to addressing these changes associated with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.   LSVT LOUD® speech […]

The Brain Support Network and Stanford Neurology will host a free seminar in Spanish on Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).  The seminar will be moderated by Linda Higueras of the Brain Support Network, whose father suffered from Lewy body dementia (LBD). Dr. Carla Abdelnour, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, […]

Lewy body dementia (LBD) – including both Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) – can be challenging to diagnose.   Currently, diagnosis is made based on signs and symptoms during life.  While some laboratory tests can support diagnosis in life, confirmation is usually made after the end of life, if at all, […]