What is Lewy body disease?

Dementia with Lewy bodies is characterized by cognitive decline, recurrent visual hallucinations, postural instability, gait difficulties, masked facial expression, rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorder, and antipsychotic sensitivity.

How do members experience Lewy body disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Lewy body disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Lewy body disease*

*Data from patients with Lewy body disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Lewy body disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Seroquel)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Lewy body disease (1)

*Data from patients with Lewy body disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Lewy body disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 2
50s 8
60s 24
70+ 72

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 67
Female 39