Brain Matters

We have looked at all the resources available on LBD (Lewy Body Dementia).  These are the best:

"Facts About LBD"
Folded brochure from the Lewy Body Dementia Association
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1925/facts-about-lbd-brochure.htm

"An Introduction to Lewy Body Dementia"
Folded brochure for the newly-diagnosed from the Lewy Body Dementia Association
http://www.lbda.org/feature/1942/an-introduction-to-lewy-body-dementia.htm

"A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment can Significantly Improve the Quality of Life of Patients with the Lewy Body Dementias"
This short piece about how MDs all-too-frequently write off those with dementia was written by Brad Boeve, MD, a neurologist with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, for the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
http://www.brainmatters.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=71

"Parkinson Disease: Mind, Mood & Memory"
Booklet written by the Philadelphia VA PADRECC containing a terrific chapter on DLB
http://www.parkinson.org/Document.Doc?&id=60

"The Many Faces of Lewy Body Dementia 2007"
Neurologist Jay Van Gerpen and psychiatrist Jonathan Stewart presented at a January 2007 meeting at the Coral Springs Medical Center in Florida.  A DVD of these presentation is available from the LBDA (lbda.org) or you can watch the two presentations on LBDAtv.  Each presentation is about one-hour.

Difficulties in Diagnosing Lewy Body Dementia
by Jonathan T. Stewart, MD, Psychiatrist, University of South Florida College of Medicine & Bay Pines, Tampa VA Medical Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbMXYB-Kf3g

New Trends in Lewy Body Dementia
by Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD, Neurologist, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql87Lmw4wJo

"Life in the Balance"
Book written by cardiologist Thomas Graboys, MD after he was diagnosed with LBD

"Understanding Behavioral Changes in Dementia"
This article for caregivers was written by Tanis J. Ferman, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Glenn E. Smith, PhD, Mayo Clinic, and Briana Melom, MA, LSW, for the Lewy Body Dementia Association in July 2005. 
http://www.lbda.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=docs.download&category_ID=4117&download=1785

You can also see Tanis Ferman, PhD, speaking on this same subject -- behavioral challenges in LBD -- on LBDAtv in an hour-long video:

Behavioral Challenges in LBD
by Tanis J. Ferman, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
From the January 2006 "Many Faces of Lewy Body Dementia" series at Coral Springs Medical Center, FL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nJQncMlneI

"A Psychiatrist with Lewy Body Dementia"
Blog by David Thomas, MD, a psychiatrist (60) diagnosed with LBD in October 2007
http://knittingdoc.wordpress.com/

"Living with Lewy Body"
Blog by Pam who cares for LBD husband John (62), diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in March 2008 and then Lewy Body Dementia in April 2008.
http://livingwithlewybody.blogspot.com/

NINDS Fact Sheet on DLB
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dementiawithlewybodies/dementiawithlewybodies.htm

UCSF Memory & Aging Center Overview of DLB
http://memory.ucsf.edu/Education/Disease/dlb.html