Description
The Lewy Body Society is a charity whose mission is to fund research into Lewy body dementia (LBD) and to raise awareness of the disease.
LBD is the second most common form of age-related neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's Disease.
Referral Criteria
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Additional Information
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common cause of dementia in older people, affecting approximately 130,000 individuals in the UK together with their carers and relatives. It is sometimes also referred to as Lewy body disease or Lewy body dementia.
