‘Misdiagnosed by Six Different Neurologists:’ Don Kent on Recognizing Lewy Body Dementia and His Journey to a Diagnosis

Lewy Body dementia is the second most common form of dementia, but one of the most frequently misdiagnosed. LBD does not always present with memory problems, a hallmark of most dementias, making it difficult to catch early.

• Memory loss, usually the first diagnostic criteria for dementia, often does not present in early stages of LBD

• Don Kent was misdiagnosed by six different neurologists before being diagnosed with LBD at Mayo Clinic