This information was first published in Dementia Today in Feb 2013. These are many ways that Alzheimer’s and LBD differ, including these five key differences: Alzheimer’s disease causes changes in the brain called plaques and tangles. LBD features the presence of Lewy bodies, which are misfolded alpha-synuclein proteins. In early Alzheimer’s, memory loss is prominent, […]
Source: Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) in the US The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) announced on 21 August 2013 the launch of new resources for physicians and their patients. LBDA has created two new symptom checklists for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): an abbreviated checklist to assist in the reporting of DLB diagnostic symptoms […]
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