Lewy body dementia is a hard-to-diagnose type of dementia that impacts nearly 1.4 million Americans. But what is it? And why is it so easily misdiagnosed?

Dementia with Lewy bodies has a unique genetic profile, distinct from those of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, according to the first large-scale genetic study of this common type of ...

Diagnosing Lewy body dementia can be difficult because each person will have an individual set of symptoms - in some cases of dementia with Lewy bodies, no motor symptoms may develop at all - and ...

Lewy body dementia is common, but simultaneously almost unheard of. Read this to learn about the cause, symptoms and challenges faced by patients and their families — and by actor Robin Williams ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most frequent cause of hospitalization for dementia, after Alzheimer's disease. Current estimates are that about 60 to 75% of diagnosed dementias are of the ...

Lewy bodies are named after FH Lewy, the German doctor who first identified them. Lewy bodies cause a range of symptoms, some of which are shared by Alzheimer’s disease and some by Parkinson’s disease. For this reason, DLB is often wrongly diagnosed. About 1 in 10 people with dementia has DLB. Watch this short video about dementia with Lewy bodies:

Lewy Body Dementia is an umbrella term that refers to both Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies — the abnormal protein deposits in the brain that can lead to problems ...

Jeff Bezos confirmed his mom Jackie Bezos died at 78 after battling Lewy Body Dementia with a heartfelt tribute sharing moments from her life