Use your search engine to look up Lewy Body Dementia. There is a wealth of information. Is there a specific question you have. My brother had Lewy's. I cannot here give you a full book of symptoms. Do private message me if you have specific questions I might help you with. Here are a few things: Hallucinations, often vivid and often brought on by strange patterns such as marbling in tiles or hotel carpet patterns. Hallucinations can be told to you in great detail. Often poor balance. Often a loss of sense of smell which can occur years earlier. Swallow problems that come suddenly and pass suddenly. Loss of short term memory. Symptoms come and go more than with other dementias which have a more certain DOWNWARD slide that is inexorable. A tendency to sort of "blank out" and come back. More prominent when under mild stress or excitement, say out to eat meals. Do look up on google or other search engine. Facebook also has groups of support for people with relatives with Lewy's and in fact one of them run by a man who has Lewy's himself and works, lectures on the subject still.
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Hallucinations, often vivid and often brought on by strange patterns such as marbling in tiles or hotel carpet patterns. Hallucinations can be told to you in great detail.
Often poor balance. Often a loss of sense of smell which can occur years earlier.
Swallow problems that come suddenly and pass suddenly.
Loss of short term memory.
Symptoms come and go more than with other dementias which have a more certain DOWNWARD slide that is inexorable.
A tendency to sort of "blank out" and come back. More prominent when under mild stress or excitement, say out to eat meals.
Do look up on google or other search engine. Facebook also has groups of support for people with relatives with Lewy's and in fact one of them run by a man who has Lewy's himself and works, lectures on the subject still.
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