7 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Dementia With Lewy Body

Veteran actress, Joke Silva, has publicly spoken about the state of her husband, Olu Jacobs’ health. 

The actress in an interview with Chude Jideonwo revealed that Olu Jacobs has Dementia with Lewy Body, DLB. 

 According to her, “This has been going on for a couple of years. My husband is dealing with issues and it is been going on for a couple of years. It is known as Dementia with Lewy Body. 

 Below are 7 facts you probably didn't know about Dementia with Lewy Body! 

1. Lewy Body Dementia, also known as Dementia with Lewy Bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, develop in nerve cells in the brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement (motor control). 

2. Lewy body dementia causes a progressive decline in mental abilities.

3. People with Lewy body dementia might have visual hallucinations and changes in alertness and attention. 

4. It is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and it is almost like a Parkinson type of disease, it affects the brain and affects the person. 

5. Lewy body dementia affects more men than women. 

6. Those who have a family member with Lewy body dementia or Parkinson's disease are at greater risk.

7. Lewy body dementia affects more men than women. She expressed that it’s been hard on her husband because he doesn’t understand what is going on and also on family members as well.

She said,  "We have gone through it over the past couple of years but we thank God. 

"We have gone through some times and situations recently that I wish I had the old you here so I don’t battle these times on my own but we are grateful for the moment of clarity.

"I miss the times we worked together."