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I just started reading a study about the differences between LBD patients and AD (Alzheimers Dementia) related to fluctuations in cognitive abilities, particularly dysgraphia. Right at the beginning, the authors state: “Fluctuating confusion, accompanied by disturbances of consciousness, is an important clinical symptom, with a frequency of 80%–90% in DLB[7,8] and 20% in Alzheimer’s disease.[9]Continue reading “Dysgraphia”

January 15, 2021 will mark the third anniversary of Mr. Dewey’s diagnosis of Atypical Parkinsonism with Lewy Bodies/LBD with AP. That diagnosis occurred about 19 months after we first realized there was something wrong. One can look back, as one does at this time of year, and see there may have been signs earlier inContinue reading “Beginning”

Things can change drastically with LBD. He can lie down for a nap feeling good and wake up an hour later looking like the weight of the world is hanging around his neck. And later that evening see almost normal. This morning, after a number of days of increased anxiety, he woke happy, almost lively.Continue reading “You Just Never Know”