While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US.
and insufficient for a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Patients with moderate or severe dementia, some with temporal or parietal features, may have cortical Lewy body disease, Alzheimer's disease, ...
as part of the UK Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network (LBD-DTN). This PhD programme is available thanks to support from the Alzheimer’s Society and is designed to support students embarking ...
The findings are also reported simultaneously at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Lewy body disease is an umbrella term for Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. When ...
22986; fax +(0)191 219 5048; email Robert.Barber{at}ncl.ac.uk OBJECTIVES Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia are associated with an increase in changes in white matter on MRI. The aims were to ...
Knowledge of these five key types—Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and mixed dementia—leads to better outcomes for those affected.