10 Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #2: Changes in Cognitive Ability
Many of us will experience a decrease in cognitive ability as we get older. Our brains don’t always stay as sharp as when we are young, but they don’t usually decline to a point where it seriously affects us. In the case of dementia, though, cognitive decline can be very significant indeed.
The loss of cognitive ability associated with Lewy body dementia is distinguishable from other dementia. This is because the cognitive ability fluctuates. The patient can be fully alert one day and then suffer from severe confusion the next. This can happen at any time, and the fluctuations can lead to some people thinking it is being faked.
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