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Chris Schwilk and Don Kent, two of LBDA’s passionate volunteers and LBD advocates, shared their initial LBD symptoms with Being Patient. The article, ‘How I First Knew Something was Wrong:’ An Oral History of Early Dementia, reveals how variable initial dementia symptoms can be.

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3 days ago

Because the lumbar puncture, or “LP” is essential for LBD research, the procedure is regularly performed at locations like the Lewy Body Dementia Association’s Research Centers of Excellence (RCOE).

LPs give medical researchers a way to collect and study samples of cerebrospinal fluid, or “CSF”. Such studies are critical for finding new LBD treatments, which is a key goal of the LBDA RCOE program. Discover more about LPs and LBD research today.

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