Please note that this post is not about medical care of patients with dementia with Lewy Bodies. That specialist care should be given by an expert. This post is only intended to raise awareness in this type of dementia.

June Brown is better known as Dot Cotton in EastEnders. She gives a poignant description of her husband, Robert Arnold, who had dementia with Lewy Bodies; he sadly died. June Brown is devoted as the Patron of the Lewy Body Disease, and she in this video describes accurately the symptoms of this type of dementia. This video has been distributed by the Lewy Body Society. She explains about how the Society has been built from the aspiration to raise awareness of the disease, especially the fact that this disease is clearly different from other types of dementia. He describes how her husband had fluctuating levels of consciousness, typical of Lewy Body’s disease, ranging from complete lucidness to confusion and disorientation.

The President of the Lewy Body disease is Professor Ian McKeith, who is well known amongst experts in dementia to be world-renowned in the dementia with Lewy Bodies. He explains that it is the second-most common cause of dementia in elderly people, making up 1 in every 7 cases. Prof McKeith explains the prominent Parkinsonism, the visual hallucinations, and the problematic similarity with other types of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. Hallucinations might include seeing people in the house who weren’t in fact there. He resumes the theme from June Brown that the fluctuating levels of consciousness makes caring for a patient very unpredictable.

The Lewy Body Society can be found in this link. It is the only Charity devoted entirely to Lewy Body Society. Patients and carers will also find the Alzheimer’s Society helpful in their support of people involved in dementia care.