A new approach to Lewy body dementia support

In this article, researcher Alison Killen describes a new support group she has established for people living with Lewy body dementia and their families, and why she wants these groups to be available in all areas. I work as a researcher at Newcastle University and I am also training to be a health psychologist. My […]
Five ways to tell Lewy Body Dementia from Alzheimers

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, […]