PRINTER'S NO. 2113
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
469
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, FONTANA, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF,
MENSCH, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, BROWNE, BLAKE, COSTA, RAFFERTY,
KILLION, SCAVELLO AND HUGHES, OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2018 as "Lewy Body Dementia
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a chronic, progressive
neurological disorder affecting thinking, movement, behavior and
sleep; and
WHEREAS, More than 1.4 million Americans are affected by LBD,
making it the second most common form of progressive dementia,
second only to Alzheimer's disease in prevalence; and
WHEREAS, The most common symptoms of LBD include problems
with memory and thinking, hallucinations, unpredictable changes
in concentration and attention, a sleep disorder causing people
to seemingly act out their dreams and Parkinson-like symptoms,
such as muscle rigidity or stiffness, a shuffling gait, tremors
or slowness of movement; and
WHEREAS, Unfamiliarity with LBD is widespread even among
health care professionals, making LBD the most commonly
misdiagnosed form of dementia; and
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