November 12th, 2014
10:25 AM ET

Robin Williams' Lewy Body Dementia

Robin Williams suffered from Parkinson's disease and depression, and medications to both could've been rendered ineffective by another disease he was just discovered to have had, Lewy Body Dementia. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how Lewy affects the brain and is difficult to treat or even diagnose.

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