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    Lewy Body Dementia Its Christmas, the air is cold as you step out of your car. You hurriedly grab your coat, and several bags and the pumpkin pie. You walk up the sidewalk you played on as a child. It has been several months since you have been here, and you notice several small changes. There is no holiday wreath on the door, and the welcome mat is the Welcome Spring mat. You cock your head, and think, well maybe she is just tired and forgot to put it out. Life is busy, busier than you would truly like. An occasional phone call is the extent of your contact with your mom for the last few years. Her home is several hours away, and you are a single mother with teenagers and a career. After a brief knock, you step in the house. And…

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    Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

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    Get Medical Assistance for Dementia in Initial Stage when it is LBD The Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) or Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common Neurological term associate with patients suffering with a mix of Alzheimer's diseases (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD). The patient may become very serious physically and mentally if not treated in the beginning stage. Since, the present advanced pharmaceutical, behavioral and cognitive treatment. However, there is no permanent cure so far available…

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    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…

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    Lewy Body Dementia: Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of escalating dementia after Alzheimer's disease. This condition leads to a gradual decline in mental capabilities. It may also create visual hallucinations, which typically take the form of animals or people who are not there. This can cause abnormal behavior such as having discussions with deceased loved ones. Another sign of Lewy Body Dementia may be massive shifts in awareness and attentiveness. Incidences may include…

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    system skills. Patients with Lewy body dementia are known for having hallucinations. These hallucinations is what most strongly sets apart Lewy body dementia from other types of dementias like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Hallucinations are found in 75% of people suffering with Lewy body dementia. Researchers never understood why or how Lewy bodies enter a person’s brain but they do have a little understanding on how they work once they enter the brain. The presence of these Lewy bodies…

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    one ages, new and more difficult physical and mental health problems arise. Among those issues are diseases such as arthritis, dementia, and osteoporosis. In particular, Dementia is a syndrome that results in the loss of memory and other intellectual capabilities occurring most often as one ages, “affecting 1.4 million people and their families” (LBD Association). Lewy Body Dementia is the second most common type of dementia following Alzheimer's. The disease causes degeneration of the brain…

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    Essay On Dementia

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    It’s quite hard to think if a family member is suffering a mental condition which gradually lost their memory. It is very challenging and stressing seeing your loved one’s seeing this kind of situation. In this report, I will discourse on Dementia, types of dementia, common behaviors displayed and what strategy best applied and the support system needed by the family caring with dementia. DEMENTIA If we are talking about dementia, some people will probably tell that is a part of aging but…

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    These motor skills are what make a person able to live and do things on there own, but when they start to shut down then it makes it difficult to be on there own all the time. This video is of an older person with LBD that can’t get out of bed. It is as if he is glued to the bed and there is no possible way for him to get up and is unaware what he is trying to do.…

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    Dementia Population Report

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    Population Report on Dementia The purpose of this report is to provide a brief overview about dementia which includes describing the demographics, characteristics, and challenges of the disease. Additionally, this report will explain current medical issues, non-music therapy treatment trends, and current effective therapeutic interventions regarding this type of population. It is understood that dementia is an umbrella term which encompasses a large variety of diseases, therefore the objective…

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    Dementia is a term used to explain the decline or breakdown in multiple areas of human brain functions including but not limited to thinking, perception, communication, memory, languages, reasoning, and the ability to operate as a human being. Dementia can affect people of any and all ages anywhere in the world. An important fact about dementia is that it is an organic brain syndrome and not a disease, the origin of the word dementia is from a Latin word “demeans” meaning insane or being out of…

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