A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic has revealed important insights into brain degeneration in dementia ...

Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study. Although DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's ...

Months after actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life in August 2014, autopsy results revealed he had a ...

Cognitive problems like more diminished attention, but better immediate recall and memory may help predict Lewy body dementi ...

Understanding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is essential for maintaining a proactive approach to our well-being.

When we think about dementia, we often think of a person experiencing memory loss and confusion. While it’s true that these ...

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.

dementia with Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementia. The key points of clinical differences of these dementia syndromes are summarized in this article. Prevalence of dementia is increasing due to ...

Knowledge of these five key types—Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and mixed dementia—leads to better outcomes for those affected.

Among the key findings, age at diagnosis emerged as the strongest predictor of survival time. For women diagnosed at age 60, ...

According to one doctor, however, there’s one thing that serves as the biggest early sign. Speaking to Yahoo, Dr Arif Dalvi, ...