Global Prevalence Of Young-Onset Dementia Appears To Be Higher Than Previously Thought, Systematic Review Indicates

Medscape (7/20, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “The global prevalence of young-onset dementia (YOD) is significantly higher than previously thought,” investigators concluded in a 74-study, 2.7 million-participant systematic review and meta-analysis showing that “currently, 3.9 million individuals are living with YOD” in which “symptoms of the memory-robbing disease start before age 65.” The findings were published online July 19 in JAMA Neurology.

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