Who is at the risk of suffering from Lewy body dementia?
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Who is at the risk of suffering from Lewy body dementia?
Lewy bodies are clumps of protein that can form in the brain. When they build up, they can cause problems with the way your brain works, including your memory, movement, thinking skills, mood, and behavior. Dementia with Lewy bodies often starts when you have a hard time moving your body. Within a year, you start to have thinking and memory problems that are similar to Alzheimer’s disease, along with changes in behavior. You also might see things that aren’t there, called hallucinations. Currently, there is no cure for prey body dementia.
Lewy bodies are made of a protein called alpha-synuclein. When they build up, they keep your brain from making the right amount of two important chemicals. One of them, called acetylcholine, affects your memory and learning. The other, called dopamine, affects how you move, your mood, and your sleep.
There are no certainties on when Lewy bodies start to build up in the brain. It is mostly common in 60plus folks but some people have it while some don’t.