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Dementia with Lewy bodies describes several common disorders causing dementia. The name for the disease comes from the presence inside nerve cells of Lewy bodies. The disease has been given a variety of names - Diffuse Lewy body Disease - Cortical Lewy body Disease - Lewy Body Dementia - Senile Dementia Of Lewy Type - Lewy Body Variant of Alzheimer's Disease The main features of the condition include - development of dementia with features similar with those of Alzheimer's - development of some features of Parkinson's disease - fluctuation in condition on a day-to-day basis - early development of hallucinations

Resources in This Category

• Lewy Body Dementia Directory

  http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/odem/lewy-d.html
  Links and an e-group.

• Lewy Body Disease Association

  http://www.lewybodydementia.org/
  Patient and family support. Research and education information.

• Lewy Body Journal

  http://www.lewybodyjournal.org/
  A journal detailing the effects of LBD on a mother and how her family cares for her.

• LewyNet

  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pathology/lewy/lewyhome.html
  Detailed information on dementia with Lewy bodies, from the University of Nottingham, UK.

• NINDS Dementia with Lewy Bodies Information

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dementiawithlewybodies/dementiawithlewybodies.htm
  Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Includes basic information and support organizations.

• Patient UK: Dementia with Lewy Bodies

  http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Dementia-with-Lewy-Bodies-(DLB).htm
  Factsheet on this common form of primary neurodegenerative dementia, including its pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, investigation, management and monitoring.

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