Devising A Plan To Cope With Lewy Body Dementia - MayoClinic.com

Lewy body dementia is a progressive brain disease and the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), which is the clinical name, accounts for up to 20 percent of all dementia cases, or 800,000 patients in the United States. Lewy body dementia shares characteristics with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

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