hi eleanor i did a quick search in our list archives and found these: >> search lewy body dementia in parkinsn from 19980101 to today >-> 10 matches. [pared down to 4] > >Item # Date Time Recs Subject >------ ---- ---- ---- ------- >039455 98/03/26 16:02 250 Dr. Lieberman's testimony before Congress: 3/26/98 >048519 98/09/17 01:24 31 low blood pressure / stability / medication >056430 99/02/10 13:29 11 Check out LEWY BODY DEMENTIA >057343 99/03/13 07:19 85 Differences between Parkinsons and other dementia To order a copy of these postings, send the following command: GETPOST PARKINSN 39455 48519 56430 57343 to: [log in to unmask] here are some "snippets of context" from the abocve messages: ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Item #39455 (26 Mar 1998 16:02) - Dr. Lieberman's testimony before Congress: >Thirty percent of Parkinson's disease patients develop a dementia which has > ^^^^^^^^ >many similarities to Alzheimer's disease. A smaller portion of PD patients >develop a dementia, at an earlier age, called Lewy-body dementia. Whether the > ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ >dementia of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease are different, or the >^^^^^^^^ >same is now under intense investigation. Approximately 50% of Parkinson's ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Item #48519 (17 Sep 1998 01:24) - low blood pressure / stability / medication > >background: my father has been diagnosed with parkinsonism and lewy body > ^^^^ ^^^^ >dementia. pd symptoms are not extensive at this point. (has the masked face, >^^^^^^^^ >shuffled gait, quiet voice, rigidity on right side, etc. no sign of tremor as ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Item #56430 (10 Feb 1999 13:29) - Check out LEWY BODY DEMENTIA >From: Barbara Smith <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Check out LEWY BODY DEMENTIA > ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ > <A HREF="http://dementia.ion.ucl.ac.uk/candid/factsheets/facts4.htm">Click > ^^^^^^^^ >here: LEWY BODY DEMENTIA</A> > ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Item #57343 (13 Mar 1999 07:19) - Differences between Parkinsons and other dementia >Organization: @Home Network >Subject: Differences between Parkinsons and other dementia > >a relatively recently described disorder in which there is Parkinson's >disease as well as a particular type of dementia. > ^^^^^^^^ >in the substantia nigra have abnormal accumulations of material called >"Lewy bodies," which is a characteristic finding under the microscope. > ^^^^ >In Lewy body dementia, these same abnormalities are seen in cells in the > ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ >grey matter of the brain. ------------------------------------------------------------- you should get some good search results on the wwweb as well if you use my favourite search engine "Google" [on my links pages in my web-site] janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>