New Delhi, Jan 13
Cognitive problems like more diminished attention, but better immediate recall and memory may help predict Lewy body dementia, according to a study.
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the most common neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's Disease, yet is usually misdiagnosed, preventing affected people from accessing care better tailored to their prognosis.
To aid in early detection which may help improve outcomes, researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus gathered information from available studies and established a cognitive profile that can differentiate DLB from Alzheimer's before the dementia stage hits.
This can “better help inform the direction of care for people with these diseases", said lead author Ece Bayram, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the varsity.