- Signs and symptoms of Lewy body dementia - Mayo Clinic News Network
Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control) Lewy body dementia causes a progressive decline in mental abilities People […]
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia
ANSWER: Dementia describes symptoms that affect a person's memory, thinking and social abilities to the point that it's difficult to perform normal daily activities Dementia is caused by brain disease Alzheimer's disease is the most common and the one best known to the public Diseases that affect the blood vessels — the same diseases that
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lewy body dementia and Alzheimers disease — what . . .
Many patients with Lewy body dementia also have overlapping Alzheimer’s disease About half of Lewy body dementia patients have significant Alzheimer’s disease, as well Thus, it is not surprising that those diagnosed with Lewy body dementia have symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease, such as memory loss and naming difficulty
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding delirium versus dementia
Finally, symptoms of dementia don’t fluctuate as much as those of delirium People who have dementia may have times of the day that their symptoms seem somewhat better or worse But, overall, their memory and thinking skills stay fairly constant throughout the day It is possible to have both dementia and delirium
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia?
Factors that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke also raise vascular dementia risk "High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, obesity and sleep apnea — these are the modifiable risk factors that, if untreated, can cause wear and tear on the small blood vessels in the brain over time," says Dr English
- Moments of clarity in the fog of dementia - Mayo Clinic News Network
The findings showed that 75% of people having lucid episodes were reported to have Alzheimer’s Disease as opposed to other forms of dementia Researchers define lucid episodes as unexpected, spontaneous, meaningful and relevant communication from a person who is assumed to have permanently lost the capacity for coherent interactions, either
- Mayo Clinic expert provides tips for reducing dementia risk
Ronald Petersen, M D , a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, says you can’t prevent dementia, but you can reduce your risk Dementia is not one disease, but instead a term for a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia
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