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Lewy Body Dementia at age 51: Anyone else with early onset LBD?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: May 5, 2023 | Replies (89)
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@barfly

Before diagnosis of LBD he had several falls, and several hallucination episodes. His mobility gradually became more difficult. We attributed some if these symptoms as a vision related issue. So, bottomline, we were not thinking Parkinson's.

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Larry | @larryh123 | Jul 15, 2021

So glad that there isn’t a definitive thought of Parkinson's. The symptoms can overlap so docs can find it hard to tell the difference in the earlier stages.

Vision can definitely play a big role in falls. I know first hand. I had a total retinal detachment. Since then my depth perception is off and causes me to trip often and extra falls.

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Larry H

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