Throughout the years, scientists have been looking for cures and answers to dementia. Friederich H. Lewy discovered Lewy Body Dementia, being the second most common form of dementia right under Alzheimer’s disease. More than 1.3 Americans have been diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Research on Lewy Body Dementia and new forms of medications have made progress since it was first discovered making it a little easier to cope with but still no promising cures. Lewy body is a severe yet relatively unknown type of dementia that has dangerous symptoms, not a lot of documented history, but currently has no promising treatments.
Being diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia comes with progressing decline in mental abilities and varying symptoms. With that …show more content…
With not much documented history and many people being unaware of this disease it is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. Lewy Body dementia memory loss fluctuates more than people with Alzheimer’s do. Lewy Bodies will be perfectly fine one day then change dramatically the next day. Vivid hallucinations and delusions are more common in Lewy Bodies then Alzheimer’s, making Lewy Bodies violent. Lewy Body disease tends to spread to the occipital and posterior regions of the cortex faster than Alzheimer’s. Lewy Bodies have motor impairments like Parkinson’s making falls more frequent and occurring then Alzheimer’s. Even though the two diseases are closely related the few differences are there. Parkinson’s and Lewy Body have similar microscopic brain tissue. Parkinson’s and Lewy Body are so closely related some say there is no difference between the two or the differences may vary on who you ask. Both diseases share the same motor skills and affect the brain the same way. Hallucinations and depression are present in both diseases. Lewy Bodies are often treated with the same medications that people with Parkinson’s are prescribed. According to currently agreed on diagnostic guidelines there are some differences. The biggest difference between the two is the order of onset of the symptoms. Parkinson’s disease motor and movement symptoms should be present one year before cognitive decline …show more content…
Medical professionals are learning more to recognize and differentiate symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia since it is the most misleading disease being so closely related to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. More education in diagnosis and treatment are essential to helping with Lewy Body. Lewy Body Dementia Association says “Research needs include tools for early diagnosis, such as screening questionnaires, biomarkers, neuroimaging techniques, and more effective therapies, With further research, LBD may ultimately be treated and prevented through early detection and neuroprotective interventions.”(Lewy Body Asssociation,
Being diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia comes with progressing decline in mental abilities and varying symptoms. With that …show more content…
With not much documented history and many people being unaware of this disease it is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. Lewy Body dementia memory loss fluctuates more than people with Alzheimer’s do. Lewy Bodies will be perfectly fine one day then change dramatically the next day. Vivid hallucinations and delusions are more common in Lewy Bodies then Alzheimer’s, making Lewy Bodies violent. Lewy Body disease tends to spread to the occipital and posterior regions of the cortex faster than Alzheimer’s. Lewy Bodies have motor impairments like Parkinson’s making falls more frequent and occurring then Alzheimer’s. Even though the two diseases are closely related the few differences are there. Parkinson’s and Lewy Body have similar microscopic brain tissue. Parkinson’s and Lewy Body are so closely related some say there is no difference between the two or the differences may vary on who you ask. Both diseases share the same motor skills and affect the brain the same way. Hallucinations and depression are present in both diseases. Lewy Bodies are often treated with the same medications that people with Parkinson’s are prescribed. According to currently agreed on diagnostic guidelines there are some differences. The biggest difference between the two is the order of onset of the symptoms. Parkinson’s disease motor and movement symptoms should be present one year before cognitive decline …show more content…
Medical professionals are learning more to recognize and differentiate symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia since it is the most misleading disease being so closely related to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. More education in diagnosis and treatment are essential to helping with Lewy Body. Lewy Body Dementia Association says “Research needs include tools for early diagnosis, such as screening questionnaires, biomarkers, neuroimaging techniques, and more effective therapies, With further research, LBD may ultimately be treated and prevented through early detection and neuroprotective interventions.”(Lewy Body Asssociation,