During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, I have been posting here and on Facebook about dementia. One of the perplexing problems with patients and family members is trying to understand just what is “going on.” What disease process is happening? Today I would like to share information on three common forms of dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Disease (LBD). LBD is reportedly the second most common cause of dementia and not well recognized by physicians, especially primary care and general health care providers. Thanks to the Lewy Body Dementia Association we have a chart that distinguishes LBD from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
