While reviewing the prescription of an older client with dementia, a nurse finds that the client is on carbidopa/levodopa. Which type of dementia does the nurse suspect in this client?

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Carbidopa/levodopa is a medication commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease, and it is also used to manage the symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies. Therefore, the nurse may suspect that the client has dementia with Lewy bodies.

While Reviewing the Prescription of an Older Client with Dementia