A patient in his 70s with presumed Parkinson's disease was evaluated by a neuropsychologist. This clinician diagnosed probable dementia with Lewy bodies, rather than true Parkinson's disease. What is ...

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While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US. It is ...

Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, the third-winningest coach in NBA history, has Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, he revealed Wednesday to the The Salt Lake Tribune. Sloan, who still lives in Utah ...

Hospice use varies depending on whether a person has Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and those with Parkinson’s may have more unmet needs, a new study finds. Researchers ...

New research has revealed that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes to blood vessels in the brain, ...

Researchers explore the use of smartphones coupled with clinical scores to evaluate motor function and predict dopamine ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have found that air pollution can trigger the formation of a unique strain of αSyn protein clumps in mice, resembling those seen in Lewy body dementia. Compared with ...

For years, researchers have watched the tiny power plants inside brain cells falter in Parkinson’s disease and wondered what ...

Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help.