Also of note is an increased risk of the development of Dementia with Lewy bodies, or ( DLB ), & a direct genetic association of Attention deficit disorder to Parkinson's disease two progressive, and serious, neurological diseases whose symptoms often occur in people over age 65.
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Although areas of attentional processing such as divided attention, shifting processes, or inhibition are impaired in both Alzheimer s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies ( DLB ), research has shown these deficits to be more prominent in DLB patients than AD patients, coinciding with impaired selective attention, particularly in the visual modality, or their ability to selectively allocate attention to specific stimuli.
