1. Install a carbon monoxide detector in each room of a building. 1  Carbon monoxide detectors vary greatly in quality and efficiency, so install one in each room, or in the hallway outside each room, to increase the chance of detection. 2  Consult local health officials for advice on the best detector.
Lewy body dementia occurs when Lewy bodies accumulate and affect chemicals in the brain that lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior and mood. Dementia is a severe loss of these abilities, especially thinking, and is one of the most common causes of dementia after Alzheimer's disease and vascular disease.
Suicide does not usually occur in Lewy body dementia patients, says Devi, who has treated such patients. I see a fair amount of it because Lewy body disease is thesecond-most-common kind of dementia after Alzheimer's..