"Even more troubling than the misdiagnoses is the fact that an estimated 1.4 million people are suffering from the disease and might not know it. DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer's," says Pantelyat. "It is certainly not rare, it is the most common of the atypical Parkinson disorders that I deal with. That coupled with a lack of recognition adds up to a lot of patients who are not getting the appropriate care. Dr. Galvin adds that the general lack of awareness and standardized testing for the disease only complicates the issue. Even though the symptoms of LBD are present in the majority of patients, it is difficult to come up with a standardized way to assess each of the symptoms so that the average …show more content…
So sad. I Never met him but had friends that had. It is obvious his influence spanned decades with us all. As kids, the world stopped when that new nutty guy came on Mork and Mindy. We ate it up right. Then with the Stand- Up, he took us completely outside of the box. Brand new territory. He went into the strangest quirky places, but you could always follow him, he made sure. I really liked him on talk shows, where the lightning quick wit was on raw display. Always on his feet. A Legend for that first. Speaking as a comedic performer with a career of gigs, there is this dynamic I've perceived in so many others including myself. It goes back to Comedy/Tragedy for me. Great electrifying comedians seem to have 2 traits, intelligence and pain. The pain is like a great unmovable mountain. The intelligence steps in to counter it - to create a real way out or through the tragedy, on the urge to transform it, to deal, to attack it. The answer becomes obvious, it's antithesis - Comedy. The intelligence objectively trounces the pain, with a chronic attitude towards levity. It embarks on the magnanimous task of converting the Tragedy with a jocular transducer within. There is keen attention on from where the outer laughter comes, and it is refined and repeated to be reliable. The outer world becomes all happy by your doing, and positive attention comes. Very clever, but one can never dredge up a cure for the pain that way. It is a desperate …show more content…
Even though depression is a symptom of LBD, the fact that Williams had suffered from depression for decades greatly impacted his choice to take his own life. The world wanted to know how could a man so funny and happy take his own life. As we learned after Robin Williams suicide, with the help of his widow Susan Williams, we soon learned all of the facts that lead up to his death. There are many different degrees of depression ranging from mild to moderate to severe depression. Williams was suffering from major depressive disorder and Lewy Body Dementia at the time of his death. He was never officially diagnosed with depression and if not treated properly it will become worse over time. Drugs and alcohol also played a role in demise. The fact that Robin Williams was dealing with the debilitating LBD and untreated severe depressive disorder was just too much for him to bear. Robin Williams LBD symptoms along with decades struggling with these symptoms had proved to be too much for him. The suicide of Williams was tragic and heartbreaking, especially for his family. The world lost an extraordinarily talented actor, amazing father, husband and human being. We will never have the opportunity to see another performer or person like Robin Williams
As a young comedian he began by using his memories to become his jokes and forget about them by laughing.
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a form of dementia which shares characteristics with both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. It accounts for around 10% of all cases of dementia in older people and tends to be under-diagnosed. Named after the doctor who first identified them in 1912, Lewy bodies are tiny, spherical protein deposits found in nerve cells. Their presence in the brain disrupts the brain’s normal functioning, interrupting the action of important chemical messengers. Lewy bodies are also found in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disease that affects movement. Dementia with Lewy bodies is
Parkinson disease (PD) is one of the most common neurologic disorders. and it affects approximately 1% of individuals older than 60 years old. Parkinson’s disease is a condition that progresses slowly by treatment. In addition, loss of pigmented dopaminergic neurons of the substantianigra pars compacta and the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewyneurites are the two major neuropathologic findings in Parkinson disease (Hauser, 2016).
How to recognize it? Check out the patient’s history, risk factors and health conditions, perform lab test, complete blood cell count, blood chemistries, liver Function test and serologic test for TSH. Attain dementia assessment, Neuropsychiatric testing and the Mini Mental State Exam. Two different forms of secondary dementia are Parkinson Disease and Lewy Body Disease. Parkinson Disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movements and Lewy Body Disease, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is one of the most common causes of irreversible dementia in the elderly. Lewy body disease builds up in areas of the brain. The disease may cause a wide range of symptoms, including: changes in alertness and attention, hallucination, risk for falls and so
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a form of dementia that shares characteristics with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. It accounts for around ten per cent of all cases of dementia in older people and tends to be under-diagnosed. Dementia with Lewy bodies is sometimes referred to by other names, including Lewy body dementia, Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease diffuse Lewy body disease, cortical Lewy body disease and senile dementia of Lewy body type. All these terms refer to the same disorder. This factsheet outlines the symptoms of DLB, how it is diagnose and how it is treated.
Dementia with lewy bodies (DLB) symptoms include: memory loss, low attention span,visual hallucinations,periods of mental confusion,delusions, difficulty planning ahead, muscle stiffness, slower movement, shaking and trembling of arms and legs, shuffling while walking, problems sleeping and loss of facial expression. risk factors include: age (60+) , sex, family history of DLB.
DLB shares mental symptoms, such as confusion and loss of memory, with Alzheimer 's disease and gait and slow movement, like with Parkinson 's disease. For that reason it is often misdiagnosed. Accurate diagnosis is paramount for successful treatment, although this must be done with caution as people with LBD are characteristically highly sensitive to certain drugs which can worsen unpleasant symptoms or even be fatal (Lewy Body Society, 2015).
“He was last seen alive at 10:30 P.M. by his wife who was going to bed. At 11:45 A.M. his personal assistant became concerned after he didn’t answer the door” (SFGate). His suicide was what he thought of as a way to escape the treacherous world he was living with, but his death had a great impact on others as well. His family and friends were very concerned for him and were devastated when they lost him. “I lost my father and best friend and the world got a little greyer. I will carry his heart with me everyday. I would like those who loved him to remember him by being as gentle, kind, and generous as he would be” (SFGate, Zak Williams). Even with the mistakes and wrongs he made, many people will remember him as the bright, happy person he was on the screen. His death didn’t create his impact, but instead increased the greatness of the impacts he made when he was alive. The happy, humorous, loving person has passed through to his children and to his adoring fans. Robin Williams made mistakes, but his goodness towards others and his wonderful humor has and will make the greater
During his stand up he will usually talk about an experience he has or something his audience can relate to and he will sort of act the event as using different imitations of people in the events adding comedic effects. He has also been known to use politicals topics to make jokes but his humor is not the cleanest kind. But, he has received backlash over the years for the type of jokes he makes especially the political ones which some people took to heart and disagreed, but this is to be expected as no comedy is humorous to
The recent death of Robin Williams has thrown depression and suicide into the national spotlight. He seemed to have it all. He was loved by many, he was successful, he had a loving family. In spite of this, he took his own life. Here are some quick statistics about depression.
Robin Williams unexpected suicide was very tragic due to his immense depression that consumed his life which lead to his suicide. The story of William’s suicide relates to this poem because within the poem it talks about a vietnamese man and how me must support his family by being happy because sadness wouldn’t allow him to support his family. While in William’s case his “family” is his audience because William’s is a comedian therefore he must be happy and entertaining because you can’t be a comedian if all you do is be sad. In “Lessons of Stigmas, Stereotypes in Williams' Death by Jake Coyle” this article states “...It was kind of a way to keep sadness or depression off of you, to be funny." Which both relates to the poem and Williams because all Williams ever did was be funny and that exhausted Williams to a point where it overtook his life and led to his suicide. This single quote relates significantly towards the
On July 21, 1951 Robin McLaurin Williams was brought into the world by parents: Laura McLaurin and Robert Fitzgerald Williams. Robert Williams was a Ford Motor executive and Laura was a former model. (Robin Williams). Robin is said to have suffered “Childhood Emotional Neglect”.
That’s why he was able to release more than 18 stand-up specials within his lifespan. He just saw the world for what it is, and it’s funny how the tone of his comedy accurately reflects the colors of the world.
Parkinson disease (PD), also referred to as Parkinson’s disease and paralysis agitans, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is the third most common neurologic disorder of older adults. It is a debilitating disease affecting motor ability and is characterized by four cardinal symptoms: tremor rigidity, bradykinesia or kinesis (slow movement/no movement), and postural instability. Most people have primary, or idiopathic, disease. A few patients have secondary parkinsonian symptoms from conditions such as brain tumors and certain anti-psychotic drugs.
There is no definitive test that can diagnose Parkinson’s disease (PD). Diagnoses by physicians are usually made by looking at a patient’s medical history, observing for particular signs, and performing a comprehensive neurological exam. It can be difficult, however, as the principal symptoms of PD can be similar to those caused by certain medications or other degenerative brain