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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Bob Fisher asks

Q: What percentage of patients with Parkinson's Lewy Body dementia also develop Alzheimer's Disease?

The book "The Forgetting" contains the statement that 25% of AD patients also have Parkinsons. Lewy bodies are protein deposits with a distinct morphology and are concentrated in two sectors of the brain; is that correct? AND what sectors, controlling what functions, are affected?? Lewy Body dementia also strikes at an earlier age; in my father's case ~45 years old. Both Lewy Body dementia and AD cause "change of gait"; my father (ADII)recovered the ability to walk so I am very interested. There were many other reversals; most notably memory restoration and reversal of dementia. The ADII was documented via autopsy. I wish to write up this story so I seek detailed info and references, if you can. Thanks; REF Jr.
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Christina Bruni, Health Guide
10/ 2/11 6:17pm

I'll try to figure this out.  My friend's father had Lewy bodies dementia and I can ask him if his father developed Alzheimer's.  His father lived to be 89.

 

Christina

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Christina Bruni, Health Guide
10/ 2/11 6:21pm

Now that I see you wrote a detailed explantion I feel your question is better suited to our HealthCentral Alzheimer's Web site.

 

Still, I'm curious if my friend's father was ever diagnosed with Alzheimer's too.

 

Christina

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By Bob Fisher— Last Modified: 10/02/11, First Published: 09/21/11