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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
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.
