Among the key findings, age at diagnosis emerged as the strongest predictor of survival time. For women diagnosed at age 60, ...

Dutch researchers found differences in life expectancy by gender, geographic region, and age at dementia diagnosis. View on ...

Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study, out today in ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies. The ...

The clock is running for people who’ve been diagnosed with dementia, but the time they have left depends on their age.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a clinically defined ... Prevalence of dementia is increasing due to longer life expectancy. Exclude reversible causes of dementia first. The common dementia ...

The most common is Alzheimer’s, but others include Vascular (lots of mini strokes), Lewy ... with dementia has stabilised. But the biggest risk factor for dementia is age – as life expectancy ...

Cases of dementia are increasing due to longer life expectancy of the world population ... vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementia. The key points of clinical ...