Ischemic attack or LBD?

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Last night we had an experience that I found both bizarre as well as in

keeping with LBD. I need your help in deciding which way to go from here.

My husband (the LBD primary victim) and I were having what I define as an

excellent discussion about the pros and cons of moving (he doesn't want to).

We were in disagreement, but there was no antagonism.

Eventually he excused himself to the boys' room. When he returned and sat

down he said his left arm felt very light. His face changed, speech became

blurred, and contents of conversation became confusing. He appeared to me

to be very disoriented and having what to me was a major LBD " disorientation

attack. " (Mik, he sounded a LOT like Lou.)

He wanted to go to bed but couldn't stand up - his legs wouldn't bear his

weight. I got a kitchen chair (rattan, light, easy to move) and we used it

as a makeshift walker. He grabbed onto the top, I pulled the seat as I

backed up. He had to lean to the walls at the two steps up to the master

bedroom, but we accomplished the task. I had to undress him and encourage

him to scoot around the bed until in position to lay down. All this time his

speech was garbled, soft, and when intelligible, incoherent. He was also

confused as to time and events. He was desperate at one point to get to the

toilet, with no results.

At about 3AM he got up and walked to the bathroom in what has become his

" normal " gait. Reasonably strong, definitely balanced and in control.

Today his massage therapist (also an RN) said she wants him to have a cardio

assessment for R/O (rule out). I understand her concern about ischemic

attack, as I had the same thought. However, I see this as an LBD episode,

just as I see some behaviors as mimicking depression. (Because his general

health is excellent we have stayed with his primary care physician at a

distance in anticipation of returning, so would have to start at the

beginning with someone new.)

I would appreciate response from anyone with experience/knowledge of similar

events. To me this is consistent with LBD behavior - just not as pronounced

as some I have seen. The extent of the disabling behavior was greater and

the length of disablement were both more extreme than that which we have

already experienced. Also, I am concerned that there are no physicians

locally who truly understand LBD - even the fact that BP fluctuates

constantly.

Does this sound like an LBD event to you, or an ischemic attack? (He has no

hx of heart, BP or cholesterol problem.) Any input appreciated. Thanx -

Cheryl