Links www.alz.org Alzhiemer's Association www.LBDA.org Lewy Body Dementia Organization www.caregiver.org National Center on Caregiving www.alzheimersonline. com Alzheimer's Online caregiver Support www.mayoclinic.com Mayo Clinic www.aan.com American Academy of Neurology www.mhha.com Minneasota Health and Housing Alliance www.careproviders.org Care Providers of MN

DEMENTIA Dementia, a progressive brain dysfunction, leads to a gradually increasing restriction of daily activities. Dementia is different from normal memory loss that occurs due to triggers such as aging, stress, tiredness, depression and medications. There are may conditions that could cause Dementia. The most well-known type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. ALZHEIMER's DISEASE Is a progressive brain disease. As many as 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, life long hobbies or social life. The number of people suffering with this disease are estimated to triple by year 2050 LEWY BODY DEMENTIA Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disease and the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly. The clinical name, “dementia with Lewy bodies” (DLB), accounts for up to 20% of all dementia cases, or 800,000 patients in the US. Over 50% of Parkinson’s disease patients develop “Parkinson’s disease dementia” (PDD), which accounts for at least 750,000 patients. (PDD is also a Lewy body dementia.)