Caregiver Reports of Lucid Episodes in Alzheimer’s Dementia and Lewy Body Dementias

Lauren R. Bangerter, Kyungmin Kim, Yin Liu, Maria I. Lapid, Jonathan Graff Radford, Joan M. Griffin, Health Economics and Aging Research Institute, MedStar Health Research Institute, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, Integrated Major in Regional Studies and Spatial Analytics, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Kern Center for the Science of Healthcare Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Published online on July 02, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Ahead of Print.
Purpose of ResearchLucidity is the transient recovery of abilities and communication that were seemingly lost among people living with dementia (PLWD). This study describes lucid episodes reported by Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and Lewy Body Dementias (LBD) ...