Robin Williams had been suffering from Lewy Body Dementia, a form of dementia that can cause hallucinations, which may have led the actor to commit suicide. When Williams committed suicide earlier ...

Mark Volman, founding member of music group The Turtles, opened up about his diagnosis of Lewy body dementia for the first time in an exclusive interview with People. The musician was first diagnosed ...

Are hallucinations common in individuals with dementia? Changes in the brain because of the progression of the disease produce false perceptions of objects or experiences. Visual hallucinations, most ...

"Every day there’s new grief," says a caretaker in PEOPLE's exclusive clip from the documentary 'Facing the Wind' The heartbreaking toll of dementia is explored in a new documentary, Facing the Wind, ...

Dear Carol: My dad has Lewy body dementia (LBD) and likely Alzheimer’s, as well. The current crisis is that he thinks bugs are crawling all over the ceiling, which I’m told is common with LBD. It ...

Q: My husband was just diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Can you help me understand this? A: I am sorry about this recent diagnosis. Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a complex and challenging brain ...

In my clinic last week, a family member of one of my new patients told me the following story: “It started when my wife began having difficulty paying the bills and balancing the checkbook. She would ...

“His first misperceptions occurred when he was in a nightclub; the skin of the other dancers, even their faces, seemed to be covered with tattoos. At first, he thought the tattoos were real, but they ...