- Signs and symptoms of Lewy body dementia
Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control)
- Moments of clarity in the fog of dementia - Mayo Clinic News Network
The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association investigated lucid episodes in people living with later stages of dementia Learn more
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease — what . . .
In Lewy body dementia, Lewy bodies are found in the deep structures of the brain that control movement, as well as in the middle and outer structures involved in emotion, behavior, judgment and awareness Many patients with Lewy body dementia also have overlapping Alzheimer’s disease
- Alzheimer’s and dementia: When to stop driving - Mayo Clinic News Network
Safe driving requires attention, concentration, and the ability to follow particular steps and rules You also need to be able to make quick and appropriate decisions For people with Alzheimer's disease or other disorders causing dementia, these skills will decline over time Eventually, driving will not be an option The decision to stop driving may […]
- AI boosts the power of EEGs, enabling neurologists to quickly . . .
Mayo Clinic scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) tests more quickly and precisely, enabling neurologists to find early signs of dementia among data that typically go unexamined
- Can cochlear implants slow dementia in older adults?
Dr Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic ear and skull base surgeon who specializes in hearing disorders, explains the impact cochlear implants have on patients at high risk for dementia
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 diabetes?
Are some cases of Alzheimer's disease triggered by a form of diabetes in the brain? Perhaps they are, according to researchers Mayo Clinic's campuses in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jacksonville, Florida, recently participated in a multi-institution clinical study, testing whether a new insulin nasal spray can improve Alzheimer’s symptoms “This study has furthered our understanding of […]
- Alzheimer’s and dementia: Understand wandering and how to address it
Wandering and becoming lost is common among people with Alzheimer's disease or other disorders causing dementia This behavior can happen in the early stages of dementia — even if the person has never wandered in the past Understand wandering If a person with dementia is returning from regular walks or drives later than usual or […]
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