What Are the Treatments for Dementia With Lewy Bodies?
A degenerative neurological disease, dementia with Lewy bodies accounts for 20 percent of dementia cases in the United States, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance. Patients with this type of dementia have abnormal structures called Lewy bodies growing in their brains. Symptoms include movement problems, such as rigidity and shuffling gait. Patients can also have problems with memory and may have hallucinations and delusions. Although no cure exists for dementia with Lewy bodies, treatments are available to help patients control their symptoms.
