The “Silent Epidemic” of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

The “Silent Epidemic” of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

by Marco Cáceres Published September 11, 2017 | Health, Immune & Brain Disorders

A study published in the journal Surgical Neurology International in 2015 highlighted a growing trend in the onset of dementia among people under 65 years of age. The study, authored by Colin Pritchard and Emily Rosenorn-Lanng of Bournemouth University in England, found that dementia and other neurological diseases among people in 21 Western countries between the ages of 55 and 74 had dramatically increased during 1989-2010. By 2010, the average age of people developing dementia was 10 years less than in 1989.
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