What Is Lewy Body Dementia?
4. Automatic Nervous System Symptoms
The automatic nervous system controls functions that we don’t usually have any conscious control over. This includes things like our blood pressure, sweating, and digestive processes. As Lewy body dementia continues to affect the functioning of the brain, these processes can also become affected.
This can result in symptoms like dizziness as the patient’s blood pressure drops too low. They can also develop symptoms like constipation as the digestive system is affected. The patient may also develop rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder, which is a condition where the patient will act out their dreams while they are still sleeping.
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