10 Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #10: Visual Hallucinations
Our eyes have the job of detecting light and sending information regarding this light to the brain. The brain is then tasked with processing this light in a way that tells us what is happening around us. It’s a system that is incredibly effective but it can sometimes go wrong.
Lewy body dementia affects how the brain is able to perform. This includes its ability to process the information coming from the eyes. This can lead to the brain “seeing” things that are not there in what we know as hallucinations. Hallucinations can be very vivid, with the patient finding it all but impossible to tell what is there and what isn’t.
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