What Is Lewy Body Dementia?
7. Complications
As well as the symptoms already mentioned, Lewy body dementia can also cause the patient to develop potentially severe complications. One such complication is injuries that can be sustained from falling. Also, symptoms like tremors can worsen to the point where the patient is effectively incapacitated.
Other potential symptoms of Lewy body dementia include aggressive behavior, even towards people the patient is close to. Their cognitive abilities can decline to the point where they don’t recognize people and are unable to perform simple tasks. Depression will also occur in many cases, and death will occur after around 8 years on average.
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