Colin’s story: diagnosis
Watch Prof Robert Howard and Dr Jon Schott describe the main features of DLB and the process of diagnosis. We also hear from Colin and Gill about their journey to …
Course: The Many Faces of Dementia
What is DLB?
Watch Professor Jon Schott and Professor Robert Howard describe the main features of dementia with Lewy bodies. DLB is the second most common cause of dementia in elderly people Features …
How to Treat Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
In this article, Dr Rimona Weil explains the many different options for treating symptoms in people with dementia with Lewy bodies. In DLB, treatment requires particular care as some treatments …
Parkinsonism
Watch Professor Rob Howard discuss the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and DLB, and the different diagnoses that exist. Gillian, Colin and Dr Jon Schott also describe Colin’s symptoms and how …
Hallucinations and delusions
Watch Professor Rob Howard describe: how common hallucinations and delusions are in DLB the negative effect they can have on patients why visual hallucinations are particularly common in DLB the …
Fluctuations in DLB
Watch Professors Gill Livingston and Rob Howard discuss fluctuations specific to DLB and how it can impact on the family. We also hear from Colin’s wife, Gillian, and his daughter, …
Hosna’s story: the future
Shaheen describes how her mother is now, and how she feels about the future.
Inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia covers a number of different syndromes. This article takes a wider look at frontotemporal dementia (which can affect behaviour, language skills and movement) and explains the genetic basis …
Living with progressive nonfluent aphasia
Jane describes her experience of living with a diagnosis of an atypical form of progressive nonfluent aphasia. There are a number of very straightforward things that Jane explains, that people …
Living with logopenic aphasia
In this video (~10 minutes) Jenny who has a diagnosis of logopenic aphasia describes how the condition affects her. We have also prepared a 3 minute version for those short …
What are the different forms of frontotemporal dementia?
What is Frontotemporal dementia? Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the most common forms of early-onset dementia, symptoms typically start to develop between 50 and 60 years of age. FTD …
Hosna’s story: the FTD support group
Shaheen describes the support she received through the FTD support group. If you’re affected by dementia yourself or care for someone with dementia, what kind of support do you need, …
Special Feature: Rare Dementia Support groups
Jill Walton describes the work of Rare Dementia Support which provides information and organises meetings for people with six less common dementia diagnoses, including frontotemporal dementia. What are your thoughts …
Living with bvFTD: the challenges explained
After watching the video where Jill Walton explains some of the challenges of living with bvFTD, think about the following question, and share your thoughts in the comments section. Social …