{"id":35072,"date":"2023-11-17T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/?page_id=35072"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:54:37","slug":"dementia-with-lewy-bodies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/dementia-with-lewy-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia with Lewy bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35072\" class=\"elementor elementor-35072 elementor-6496\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f57a4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f57a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e4d4c e-con-full e-flex 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first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"268\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">When a patient experiences fluctuations in cognitive decline combined with Parkinson-like symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slow movement, a stooped posture, and an unusual walking pattern, it may indicate dementia with Lewy bodies\u2014also known as Lewy body dementia.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a986a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6a986a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2063115 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2063115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb6e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4feb6e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3cf2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db3cf2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a43784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a43784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual hallucinations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAsk ChatGPT\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55318b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55318b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quite early in the course of the disease, the patient may begin to see things that aren\u2019t there. These visual hallucinations can make it difficult to diagnose the dementia. The patient\u2019s memory and ability to carry out everyday tasks often remain intact for a long time. However, this is interspersed with periods of confusion and depression. The degree of dementia can vary from day to day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbff9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbff9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abnormal protein deposits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97650c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97650c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lewy bodies are abnormal protein deposits found in nerve cells. In people with Parkinson\u2019s disease, these deposits are located in the substantia nigra. If dementia symptoms appear within a year of the onset of Parkinson\u2019s symptoms, it is called Lewy body dementia. If dementia develops later in the course of the disease, it is classified as Parkinson\u2019s dementia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d83c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcd522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f607f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f607f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4741108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c1913 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80c1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/what-is-parkinsons\/types-of-parkinsons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More types of Parkinson's<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0ac8b elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0ac8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e8dd69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e8dd69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a patient experiences fluctuations in cognitive decline combined with Parkinson-like symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slow movement, a stooped posture, and an unusual walking pattern, it may indicate dementia with Lewy bodies\u2014also known as Lewy body dementia. Visual hallucinations Ask ChatGPT Quite early in the course of the disease, the patient may begin to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35072","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35072"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35079,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35072\/revisions\/35079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}