Young-onset Alzheimer’s disease

When we think of Alzheimer’s and other dementias as diseases of old age but it is estimated that 6 percent of the people under age 65 have early-onset or young-onset dementia. Usually, young-onset Alzheimer’s disease can run in families and is linked to specific genes. Also, there are other types of dementia that can strike in middle age: Frontotemporal, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and alcohol-related dementia. Often, families, friends and even some medical professionals can be fooled until the symptoms become severe. Sometimes, patients with young-onset dementia often receive diagnoses like depression, sleep deprivation, bipolar disorder, substance abuse and other illness that seem to explain the symptoms. Read article here…

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