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Williams was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a few months before he died; the telltale signs of Lewy body dementia in his brain were not discovered until an autopsy.
CNN — After Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, his widow, Susan Schneider Williams, would soon learn about a disease she had never heard of, but one that had haunted both of their...
Lewy body dementia is common, but simultaneously almost unheard of. Read this to learn about the cause, symptoms and challenges faced by patients and their families — and by actor Robin...
Although actor Robin Williams died by suicide, the underlying cause of his death was a rare brain disease called Lewy body dementia, according to his widow.
What Williams never found out was that he had been suffering from the neurological disease Lewy body dementia, a diagnosis that only came to his widow with a post-mortem following his death. Medical professionals said it was one of the worst cases they had ever seen.
Norwood collaborated with the Lewy Body Dementia Association to create a 45-minute adaptation called Spark: Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia to help educate the neurology community about the disease.
In early PD, Lewy bodies are generally limited in distribution, but in DLB, the Lewy bodies are spread widely throughout the brain, as was the case with Robin Williams." [ 12 ] Ian G. McKeith , professor and researcher of Lewy body dementias, commented that Williams's symptoms and autopsy findings were explained by DLB. [ 13 ]
In new documentary "Robin's Wish," Susan Schneider Williams opens up about husband Robin Williams' suicide after struggling with Lewy body dementia.
It was not until after his death that an autopsy demonstrated advanced stages of a brain disease called Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). This diagnosis led Susan Schneider Williams on an odyssey to learn how LBD explained Robin’s symptoms and to raise awareness of the disease.
Comedian Robin Williams’ widow says Lewy body dementia – not depression – drove her husband to suicide. Nearly 1.4 million Americans suffer from the disorder.