Young-onset, or early-onset dementia, refers to any form of dementia diagnosed in someone under the age of 65. It is a ...

However, about 5% of people with Alzheimer’s have disease symptoms earlier—in their early 60s, 50s, or even younger. When AD starts this soon in a person's life, it is known as early-onset ...

Frontotemporal dementia, the most common form of early-onset dementia, typically begins between the ages of 40 and 65. This ...

Early onset familial Alzheimer disease (eFAD) is hereditary and marked by Alzheimer disease symptoms that appear at an unusually early age. Symptoms can start in a person's thirties, forties, and ...

Brain fog and forgetfulness, if persistent, could indicate early-onset Alzheimer's, increasingly affecting younger adults. Symptoms include memory lapses, confusion, and difficulty with everyday ...

A recent study looked at early predictors of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. What researchers found could help ...

Alzheimer’s is classified as early onset if the patient is younger than 65. However, researchers can’t say exactly why some people get it at a younger age than others. Family history is a risk ...

Alzheimer’s is the fastest-growing disease in Arizona and now the seventh leading cause of death, according to CDC data and the Alzheimer's Association.

When Myra Garcia was in her early 50s, her doctors misdiagnosed her Alzheimer’s as Attention Deficit Disorder. She describes how that mistake has affected her life. When Myra Garcia was in her early ...