Nonmodifiable risk factors for DLB include age and family history. Risk increases substantially in individuals with a ...

Lewy Body dementia is caused by abnormal collections of a protein inside the brain cells.

The Lewy Body Society is pleading with the government and the NHS not to let Lewy body dementia continue being the “forgotten dementia”.

After her mom's diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, a Lincoln woman said she noticed there was a lack of culturally diverse support options in Nebraska. Now, she's working to raise awareness and be ...

Awareness of Lewy body dementia has spiked since Robin Williams' death in 2014. But it's a complicated, often misunderstood neurological disorder.

Lewy bodies are named for Frederick H. Lewy, the doctor who discovered them in the early Twentieth century. While researchers are still working to discover what causes Lewy bodies to accumulate in the ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the ...

The documentary 'Facing the Wind' shows the devastating effects of Lewy Body Dementia, both on the patients and those who love them.

Lewy body dementia is the second most common cause of dementia,” stated Dr. James Galvin, MD, neurologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.