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   12 APR 2016 - 9:26AM   
   Dementia 'frequently misdiagnosed' in UK   
      
        
   Greater recognition is needed of two common but "desperately under-researched"   
   forms of dementia, health experts in the UK say.   
   Source: AAP   
   12 APR 2016 - 9:26 AM  UPDATED 12 APR 2016 - 9:26 AM   
      
      
   People with two common types of dementia are frequently being misdiagnosed and   
   given inappropriate medicines, UK experts say.   
      
   There must be greater recognition of the two little-known forms of the   
   condition, according to the professors from King's College London.   
      
   The Government's dementia challenge aims to make England a world leader in   
   dementia research but it does not refer specifically to the treatment and   
   diagnosis of Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's dementia, they said.   
      
   Most people with Parkinson's disease will eventually end up with the condition   
   and dementia with Lewy Bodies is the second most common form of age-related   
   dementia after Alzheimer's disease - affecting at least one in 10 of all   
   people with dementia.   
      
   Professor Dag Aarsland and Professor Clive Ballard said that the lack of   
   awareness of these conditions means people with the conditions are frequently   
   misdiagnosed, and patients are often inappropriately prescribed antipsychotic   
   drugs. These can lead to    
   unwanted side-effects, and in some cases can worsen a patient's condition,   
   they added.   
      
   "Despite the fact that they are common conditions, Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's   
   dementia are desperately under-researched, and many health professionals and   
   members of the public have never even heard of them," said Professor Aarsland,   
   chair of old age    
   psychiatry at King's College London.   
      
   "The symptoms of these disorders can be extremely distressing to patients and   
   their carers, and are often misdiagnosed, which is why we are calling for a   
   specific strategy to address them as part of the UK Government's dementia   
   plan."   
      
   Prof Ballard, director of the National Institute for Health Research Dementia   
   Biomedical Research Unit at King's College London, added: "While the UK   
   Government's commitment to tackling dementia is commendable, it's vitally   
   important that the unique    
   challenges of Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's dementia are better recognised and   
   planned for.   
      
   "We hope that by improving recognition among researchers, medical   
   professionals, and the public, we can go some way to reducing the problems of   
   misdiagnosis and poor treatment which stem from the poor awareness of these   
   conditions."   
      
   http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/04/12/dementia-frequentl   
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