Recently a gentleman named Robert Bowles spoke on a webinar about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Robert is a retired pharmacist, who began having neurological symptoms in 2010. After seeing several physicians, he was diagnosed with LBD in June 2012. He lives in Thomaston, GA. In January 2015, he created a website called “Lewy Body Dementia […]
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Robin Williams had Lewy Body Dementia
I received lots of texts and emails today on the latest in the Robin Williams – Lewy Body Dementia story. His widow was interviewed today and indicates that LBD, not depression, killed her husband. Here’s an excerpt from a Washington Post article about the interview news anchor Amy Robach did this morning with Susan Schneider […]
Johns Hopkins Overview of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Johns Hopkins University has an online health library with info about various conditions. I read about their page on dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from a Facebook (FB) page. Here’s a link to the Johns Hopkins overview of DLB: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/progressive_supranuclear_palsy_134,65/ The JH webpage is copied below. Robin Dementia with Lewy Bodies Johns Hopkins University Un-dated Lewy […]
5 common dementias, including Lewy Body Dementia
A post today on a Canadian newspaper website, Castanet (castanet.net), is about five common dementias. The five include: Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Wernicke-Korsakoff’s syndrome (caused by prolonged alcohol consumption). Here’s a link to the post: www.castanet.net/news/Dementia-Aware/191198/5-common-dementias Here’s how Lewy body dementia (LBD) is described: Lewy body dementia: Often mistaken for […]
“Lewy Body Dementia Caregiving – Insights & Experience” Seminar, April 19
Please join Brain Support Network, Stanford Parkinson’s Caregiver Support, and Avenidas for a seminar on Lewy Body Dementia caregiving: Lewy Body Dementia Caregiving – Insights & Experience Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Time: 2:30-4pm Location: Avenidas (avenidas.org), 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto – La Comida Dining Room Speaker: Christina Irving, LCSW, Family Caregiver Alliance Panelists: […]