LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

Course overview

LEWY BODY DEMENTIA (LBD) ENCOMPASSES TWO CLINICAL ENTITIES, NAMELY DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES AND PARKINSON DISEASE DEMENTIA. IT IS A PROGRESSIVE DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY DEMENTIA, PSYCHOSIS, AND FEATURES OF PARKINSONISM. SYMPTOMS FLUCTUATE WITH TIME AND VARY AMONG DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. DIAGNOSIS OF LBD REQUIRES THOROUGH CLINICAL EXAMINATION AS MANY OF ITS FEATURES OVERLAP WITH OTHER DEMENTIA DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE AND PRESENTATION OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.