Lewy Body Dementia – From Initial Symptoms to Advanced Stages
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disorder that affects thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. It is one of the most common causes of dementia after Alzheimer’s. LBD is associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain. These deposits, called Lewy bodies, affect chemicals in the brain whose changes, in turn, can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. LBD shares some common symptoms with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. But…