Alzheimer’s disease does not only affect in old age. Around 5% of over 5 million people in the US suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, have a younger onset.
Who get the early onset of Alzheimer’s?
May patients with an early onset are usually in their 40s & 50s. They have careers, families or are themselves caregivers when struck by Alzheimer’s disease. As per estimates, around 2 lakh patients in the US have an early onset of the disease.
Diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s
As usually health care providers do not try identifying Alzheimer’s disease amongst younger crowd, availing a diagnosis of the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease with accuracy could be long and a frustrating