What is the 'Lewy lean'? Sign of dementia that's worse than Alzheimer’s

Stand at attention for an off-kilter sign of this particular kind of dementia.

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and the capacity to perform basic tasks.

While Alzheimer’s disease remains the most common form of dementia, another prevalent type of cognitive decline includes a singular symptom. 4

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the third-most common form of dementia. Unlike Alzheimer’s, in which sufferers have issues forming new memories, people with Lewy body dementia can create new memories but have a hard time retrieving them.

“LBD has many core clinical features that distinguish this form of dementia from Alzheimer’s disease,” Dr. Jonathan Fellows from the Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorder