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Lewy Body Dementia

Well almost everyone knows about Alzheimer’s disease when discussing the elderly and assisted-living facilities, there are often other types of dementia that are overlooked. The most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease is Lewy body dementia.  Similar to Alzheimer’s disease, this type of dementia does have severe impact on memory, but it also has a host of other symptoms that distinguish it from strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. These other symptoms can have a severe impact on the patient’s quality of life, as well as their friends and family. Therefore, it is important to give an overview of this
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