What Is Lewy Body Dementia?
1. Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy bodies are deposits in the brain of a type of protein known as alpha-synuclein. As these deposits build up, they can begin to affect how messages are passed through the brain. This can, in turn, begin to have an effect on the brain’s ability to function as it usually would.
Lewy body dementia is a disease that will be barely noticeable to being with, with very mild symptoms that have little to no impact on the patient’s quality of life. The disease will gradually get worse as the years go by, however, and the patient can eventually have their lives severely impacted by the disease.
