«Breaking News» Ted Turner, 79, reveals he is suffering from Lewy Body dementia

Billionaire CNN founder Ted Turner is suffering from dementia.

The 79-year-old has been diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, he revealed in a new interview with CBS Sunday morning.

It is the same disease that affected the actor Robin Williams, before his suicide aged 63 in 2014. 

Diagnosis: CNN's billionaire founder Ted Turner, 79, is suffering from Lewy Body dementia

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In a preview clip from Sunday's show, released Friday, Turner explained: 'It's a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer's. It's similar to that.

'But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer's is fatal. Thank goodness I don't have that. 

'But, I also have got, let's — the one that's — I can't remember the name of it,' he said, pausing before adding: 'Dementia. I can't remember what my disease is.'

As he was: The father-of-five was married to the actress Jane Fonda for ten years, before the two divorced in 2001. Their marriage, his third, features in new documentary Jane Fonda In Five Acts, which premiered on September 24

Divorced: Married three times, father-of-five Turner's last marriage ended in 2001

LBD is caused by abnormal protein deposits that build up over time and disrupt normal brain function. 

Suffered: Robin Williams, seen in 2013, was suffering from LBD at the time of his death by suicide in 2014

Asked what his symptoms are, Turner told journalist Ted Koppel: 'Tired. Exhausted. That's the main symptoms, and forgetfulness.' 

The interview took place at Turner's 113,000-acre ranch near Bozeman, Montana.

Turner, also a noted philanthropist, founded CNN in 1980 as the first 24 hour all-news cable network. He went on to become vice chairman of media conglomerate Time Warner but quit in 2003 and is no longer involved in running the company.

The father-of-five was married to the actress Jane Fonda for ten years, before the two divorced in 2001. Their marriage, his third, features in new documentary Jane Fonda In Five Acts, which premiered on September 24.

Lewy Body Dementia affects an estimated 1.4million Americans and symptoms can include problems with memory and changes in behavior, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association.

Ted Turner’s full interview will air on CBS Sunday Morning at 9am on Sunday. 

WHAT IS LEWY BODY DEMENTIA?

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer's.

It is the form Robin Williams was diagnosed with before he took his own life in 2014.

Unlike Alzheimer's, LBD affects the brain regions responsible for vision - as opposed to memory.

That means sufferers may start with memory loss, but over time the more debilitating symptoms will be powerful hallucinations, nightmares and spatial-awareness problems.

LBD is closely connected to Parkinson's disease, meaning that many sufferers will develop Parkinson's as well - as happened to Robin Williams.

SYMPTOMS:

The most common symptoms include:

• Impaired thinking, such as loss of executive function (planning, processing information), memory, or the ability to understand visual information.


• Fluctuations in cognition, attention or alertness;


• Problems with movement including tremors, stiffness, slowness and difficulty walking


• Visual hallucinations (seeing things that are not present)


• Sleep disorders, such as acting out one’s dreams while asleep


• Behavioral and mood symptoms, including depression, apathy, anxiety, agitation, delusions or paranoia


• Changes in autonomic body functions, such as blood pressure control, temperature regulation, and bladder and bowel function.

HOW IT STARTS:

Many sufferers will first develop Parkinson's, suffering physical disabilities, before doctors diagnose their dementia. That is what happened to the late revered actor Robin Williams.

Some will start with memory loss that could be mistaken for the more common Alzheimer's disease. Over time, they will develop symptoms more clearly associated with LBD.

WHAT CAUSES IT:

There is no known cause. What we do know is that risk increases with age.

At a cellular level, LBD is characterized by tiny clumps of abnormal proteins produced by the brain when its cells are not working properly.

They cause memory problems, although these don’t tend to be as severe as with Alzheimer’s — which is linked to a build-up of the protein beta-amyloid.

Another key difference is that Lewy body dementia affects regions of the brain responsible for vision, causing powerful hallucinations, nightmares and spatial-awareness problems.

 

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