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lewy is different parts of the brain which may have been affected. ie... the memory part, or speech part or co-ordination part, sum times only parts of the brain is affected in dementia,not all but sadly in many cases it is all of the brain

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Is lewy body dementia genetic?

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What is ICD 9 code for Dementia with Lewy bodies?

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What is Lewy Disease?

Lewy Disease is a type of dementia (similar to Alzheimer's) and it has characterics of Parkinson's disease. It causes a type of mental decline.


What are the main irreversible causes of dementia?

The three main irreversible causes are Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multi-infarct dementia (also called vascular dementia).


What is ICD 9 code for dementia?

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What are the symptoms of lewy body disease?

Lewy body dementia is characterized by dementia that changes day by day, and hour by hour. Hallucinations are generally common, and they may have strange reactions to some medications. A person showing symptoms of dementia should make an appointment with their primary doctor.


Most common form of dementia?

The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's type dementia, there are other types such as Lewy Body and Vascular


How does dopamine connect to the cause of lewy body dementia?

Perhaps due to its connection to Parkinson's?


When was Lewy body dementia first described?

The condition was first described by Frederick Lewy in 1941 when he described Lewy bodies, which are abnormal inclusions in the cytoplasm (components of a cell outside the nucleus) of cells found in patients who had Parkinson's disease


How did Estelle Getty die?

Estelle Getty has been battling Lewy Body Dementia since 2001. She passed away due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia on July 22, 2008.


What is the disease that combines symptoms of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's?

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