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Young-onset Alzheimer's: When symptoms begin before age 65
What is young-onset Alzheimer's?
Causes
Accurate diagnosis critical
How to cope with young-onset Alzheimer's
What to do at work
Coping tips for couples
How to involve kids
Financial issues
Clinical trials
Resources for support
Causes
Accurate diagnosis critical
How to cope with young-onset Alzheimer's
What to do at work
Coping tips for couples
How to involve kids
Financial issues
Clinical trials
Resources for support
What is young-onset Alzheimer's?
Young-onset (also called early-onset) Alzheimer's is an uncommon form of dementia that affects people younger than age 65. About 5% to 6% of people with Alzheimer's disease develop symptoms before age 65. So if 4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, around 200,000 to 240,000 people have the young-onset form of the disease.
Most people with young-onset Alzheimer's develop symptoms of the disease when they are between 30 and 60 years old.
