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Review and Timeline of Lewy Pathology (Nature Reviews. Neurology)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article traces developments in Lewy pathology since Fritz Heinrich Lewy’s 1912 discovery of the protein aggregates underlying Parkinson Disease (PD) in brain regions other than the substantia nigra. It was Konstantin Nikolaevich Tretiakoff who in 1919 found similar … Continue reading →

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Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder May Predict Development of Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Mayo Clinic News)

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder is caused by the loss of the normal muscle paralysis during REM sleep. This tendency to “act out dreams” can appear three decades or more before a formal diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies in males, … Continue reading →

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Issues in the Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Translational Neurodegeneration)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article discusses recent progress, and problems remaining, in the clinical diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). The sensitivity of accurate clinical diagnosis of DLB is said to be low. It seems likely that it may be possible … Continue reading →

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Symptoms of Dementia (NHS Choices)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Choices web page gives the layman an easy to understand overview of the various symptoms which may indicate the onset / progress of various categories of dementia. Useful links to further patient information are supplied. Briefly, the … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia Symptoms, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia with Lewy Bodies Symptoms, Fronto-Temporal Dementia, Fronto-Temporal Dementia Symptoms, Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia Symptoms, Symptoms of Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Vascular Dementia Symptoms | Leave a comment

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