Robin Williams: Lewy Body Dementia

We’ve all likely heard of Alzheimer’s disease, which is believed to be caused by mutations in the genes APP, PSEN1, or PSEN2. However, there’s a similar condition called lewy body dementia, which seems to be lesser known (although it isn’t really rare, as 1.4 million people in America suffer from it). The condition is associated with mutations in the gene GBA1. Comedian and actor, Robin Williams, actually suffered from the condition and it’s believed that it played a large part in his shocking death. Lewy body dementia can cause slowed movements, sleep disturbances, hallucinations, delusions and other psychiatric disturbances, such as depression. Sadly, the condition was wrongly diagnosed as Parkinson’s, in Robin’s case. His wife stated, “Robin was very aware that he was losing his mind and there was nothing he could do about it.” #NikolaysGeneticsLessons #Dementia #lewyBodyDementia #alzheimer39s #alzheimers #Alzheimer #vascular #lewy #bodies #pca #brain #cell #brains #atrophy #disease #fronto #temporal #about #information #society #charity #fight #memory #people #Research #support #dimentia #alzhimers #whatIsDementiaWithLewyBodies #lewyBodies #DementiaWithLewyBodiesDiseaseOrMedicalCondition #DementiaDiseaseOrMedicalCondition #HealthIndustry #RobinWilliamsCelebrity #Parkinsons #Alzheimers