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Understanding the Most Under-Diagnosed Form of Dementia: Lewy Body Dementia
Robin Williams was an American comedy legend. For more than 30 years, he kept America laughing with his standup routines, television shows, and hit movies. Last August, he tragically took his own life at his home in California. Although it’s hard to find a silver lining after a death—and especially a suicide—this instance may be a little bit different in the fact that it lends attention to Lewy body dementia.
Not long ago, the results of Robin Williams’ autopsy were released, and it was revealed that Mr. Williams was suffering from a common, but under-diagnosed form of dementia, called Lewy body dementia, a serious medical condition affecting more than 1.3 million Americans.
Although it’s almost unheard of, Lewy body dementia is the second most common form of dementia, falling in behind Alzheimer’s. But according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, many medical professionals are still not familiar with this condition. Lewy body dementia is very difficult to diagnose because it can closely resemble two well-known conditions: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Read More – http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/brain-function/understanding-lewy-body-dementia-and-its-natural-treatments
