Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia, also known as LBD, is a topic that hits home for me. My grandfather passed away a year ago and was originally diagnosed with LBD. My family had never heard of such a disease before it personally affected us. As I further researched the medical condition I came to discover that not being aware of this disease was not really an uncommon thing. Actually, it is considered to be extremely difficult to diagnose. LBD has close relations with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This was a very hard condition for my family to digest and deal with. No one likes to see a family member deteriorate right in front of them, especially if you are extremely close to the person. In the following paper I will be explaining what this disease is, as well as the symptoms, treatment, and impacts that come along with LBD.
Lewy Body Dementia is not an entirely rare disease, as stated by the Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc., “It affects an estimated 1.3 million individuals and their families in the United States. Because LBD symptoms can closely resemble other more commonly known diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, it is currently widely underdiagnosed. Many doctors or other medical professionals still are not familiar with LBD”. Also, this is a disease that must be treated by many different doctors accordingly as to not worsen other symptoms of the dementia. I can personally say that this statement is true, because there were many different nurses, doctors, and therapists that had to treat my grandfather for different reasons. While it is not a very rare disease, most people are not really aware or educated on this existence of LBD, mostly because, “…it may take more than a year or two for enough symptoms to develop for a doctor to diagnose LBD”.
Block backs up her article by using solid facts and sources about different kinds of symptoms that can come along with LBD. Some symptoms that may occur when a person is diagnosed with this
Lewy Body Dementia, also known as LBD, is a topic that hits home for me. My grandfather passed away a year ago and was originally diagnosed with LBD. My family had never heard of such a disease before it personally affected us. As I further researched the medical condition I came to discover that not being aware of this disease was not really an uncommon thing. Actually, it is considered to be extremely difficult to diagnose. LBD has close relations with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This was a very hard condition for my family to digest and deal with. No one likes to see a family member deteriorate right in front of them, especially if you are extremely close to the person. In the following paper I will be explaining what this disease is, as well as the symptoms, treatment, and impacts that come along with LBD.
Lewy Body Dementia is not an entirely rare disease, as stated by the Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc., “It affects an estimated 1.3 million individuals and their families in the United States. Because LBD symptoms can closely resemble other more commonly known diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, it is currently widely underdiagnosed. Many doctors or other medical professionals still are not familiar with LBD”. Also, this is a disease that must be treated by many different doctors accordingly as to not worsen other symptoms of the dementia. I can personally say that this statement is true, because there were many different nurses, doctors, and therapists that had to treat my grandfather for different reasons. While it is not a very rare disease, most people are not really aware or educated on this existence of LBD, mostly because, “…it may take more than a year or two for enough symptoms to develop for a doctor to diagnose LBD”.
Block backs up her article by using solid facts and sources about different kinds of symptoms that can come along with LBD. Some symptoms that may occur when a person is diagnosed with this