A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic has revealed important insights into brain degeneration in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This research, published in JAMA Neurology ...
The disease is caused by abnormal protein clusters, called Lewy bodies, that build up in the brain and interfere with its normal functioning. Despite its impact, Lewy body disease is not as widely ...
It’s the second most prevalent form of progressive dementia behind Alzheimer’s disease. Lewy bodies are collections of abnormal proteins that accumulate in the brain and cause cognitive damage to ...
METHODS Proton density and T2 weighted images were obtained on a 1.0 Tesla MRI scanner in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (consensus criteria; n=27, mean age=75.9 years), Alzheimer’s disease ...
Graff-Radford's Memory Disorders Lab is studying large cohorts of Caucasian and African American people with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and many ... Taner and ...