Diagnosing LBD: Advances in Biomarkers – Register now for Feb. 29 webinar

On February 29 at 1pm PT, the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA, lbda.org) will host a webinar on “Introduction to Synuclein Biomarkers: How Researchers are ‘Seeing’ Lewy Bodies in the Living Brain.” Stanford neurologist Kathleen Poston, MD, will discuss recent advances in the development of biomarkers for alpha-synuclein, how they are changing research in Lewy body dementia (LBD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), and how they may change clinical practice in the future.

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Seminario web sobre la demencia con cuerpos de Lewy, 28 de febrero – regístrese ahora

El miércoles 28 de febrero a las 6 p. m. (hora del Pacífico), Brain Support Network y Stanford Neurology organizarán un seminario gratuito en español sobre la demencia por la enfermedad de Parkinson y por demencia con cuerpos de Lewy (DCL).

La doctora Carla Abdelnour, becaria postdoctoral de la Universidad de Stanford, brindará una descripción general de los síntomas y el tratamiento de la demencia de ambos enfermedades.

 

Linda HiguerasEl seminario será moderado por Linda Higueras del Brain Support Network, cuyo padre padeció demencia por cuerpos de Lewy.

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Top Three Things I Learned as a Caregiver (Recording, Discussion Summary, and Notes)

In December 2023, Brain Support Network and Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach co-hosted a discussion for caregivers to share the top three things they have learned about caregiving. Caregivers offered advice to each other, including advice caregivers wished they could tell their younger selves.

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Lewy Body Dementia Caregiving Symposium – Recording, Notes, etc.

In mid-October 2023, Stanford’s Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence and Brain Support Network co-hosted a hybrid symposium on Lewy body dementia (LBD) caregiving.  This event featured two expert speakers — Stanford’s Dr. Kathleen Poston and social worker Christina Irving — followed by a panel of five LBD caregivers.

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