Lewy Bodies, Dementia, and Parkinson’s – What Does it all Mean? Posted on May 15, 2018May 16, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Here are two common scenarios that may sound familiar:Scenario 1 A patient develops a series of neurologic symptoms, is evaluated by a neurologist and is told that she has Parkinson’s disease (PD). She then visits another neurologist for a second opinion and is told she has Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).Scenario 2 A patient has his first visit with his neurologist and is told that he has PD, at a subsequent visit the diagnosis is changed to Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), and at a follow up visit the diagnosis is changed yet again to Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB).Both of these situations understandably cause great uncertainty and frustration.Read More
