Young-onset, or early-onset dementia, refers to any form of dementia diagnosed in someone under the age of 65. It is a debilitating condition that affects 140 people per 100,000 aged 30-64 years in ...
Symptoms can start in a person's thirties ... including its very discovery (see "How Early Onset Dementia Led to a Historic Discovery") and, later, discovery of the genes causing it. By raising ...
The causes of young-onset, or early-onset dementia are similar to the diseases that usually cause dementia in older people. However, some causes, such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), are more common ...