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What is Lewy body dementia? About the condition Patrick Stewart had

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British actor Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at 86. His spokesperson said Thursday that he died from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The two conditions often occur together, said UCLA neurology professor Dr. Keith Vossel, and when that happens, the individual’s decline may be faster. Lewy body dementia is the second-most-common form of degenerative dementia,…