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While most people associate dementia with memory loss, motor control issues, including shaking hands, can be present in certain types. While not a defining symptom of every dementia, tremors can signal a specific condition within the dementia spectrum. Understanding this connection is vital for accurate diagnosis and care.
Recent research highlights the complexity of diagnosing dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), which relies on a combination of core and supportive features, rather than a single marker. Understanding **how many behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are included as supportive diagnostic features for dementia with Lewy bodies** is key for accurate diagnosis and management.
While Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, studies show that dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has a significantly shorter average survival time. This disparity challenges the assumption that dementia prognoses are uniform and prompts a closer look at the key differences in how these diseases progress and impact lifespan, particularly questioning if **do dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's have similar survival periods of eight years post diagnosis?**.
