- LBD affects 1.4 million Americans and likely many more who are undiagnosed.
- LBD is the second most common progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Like AD, LBD is caused by damaged proteins, but they are not the same ones.
- LBD is a neurological disease caused by damaged proteins called Lewy bodies that spread in time throughout many areas of the brain.
- Researchers believe that Lewy bodies occur due to a combination of genetics and toxins in the environment.
- Symptoms depend on where the Lewy bodies are in the brain.
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Helen and James Whitworth are not doctors, lawyers or social
workers. As informed caregivers, they share the information here for
educational purposes only. It should never be used instead of a professional's
advice.
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