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- Causes possibly 7-20% of dementia
- The symptoms vary hugely at different times
- It can be hard to diagnose at first because it looks like Alzheimer’s Disease
- The person may have symptoms which are like Parkinson’s disease such as trouble walking or a tremor
- Sometimes people experience hallucinations of people or animals
- People with this dementia can be very sensitive to certain medications
- REM (rapid eye movement) sleep disorder is common
- People can have periods of impaired alertness and concentration, appearing drowsy
- Spatial problems may be worse than in Alzheimer’s Disease
- There are round protein deposits found in the brain