As of: February 20, 2024, 6:30 a.m
By: Judith Braun
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Sometimes dementia occurs at a younger age than usual.
There are risk factors that can be avoided or changed.
Although dementia is one of the typical diseases of old age, younger people are also increasingly affected.
The so-called frontotemporal dementia (FTD), for example, begins on average between the ages of 50 and 60.
According to researchers, there are various risk factors for dementia at a young age (Young Onset Dementia or YOD).
Most can be changed or avoided.
Dementia at a young age: 15 factors that can increase your risk
Low socioeconomic status can increase the risk of developing dementia at a young age.
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In their study published in the journal
JAMA Neurology,
neuroscientists from the British University of Exeter and Maastricht University in the Netherlands evaluated data from over 350,000 participants as part of a cohort study (55.3 percent women, average age of all participants was 54.6 years). .
The research team was initially able to identify 39 potential triggers of dementia in younger ages (people under 65 years of age) using a systematic review of existing research approaches in the literature.
For the final model, 15 significant risk factors emerged with statistical significance
Low socioeconomic status
Low education
Genetic risk factors
Orthostatic hypertension (sudden drop in blood pressure after standing up with dizziness, visual disturbances, drowsiness)
depression
Social isolation
Vitamin D deficiency
Complete abstinence from alcohol
Alcohol use disorder
Low muscle quality (handgrip strength)
stroke
Heart disease
Hearing impairment
High levels of c-reactive protein
diabetes
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Dementia at a young age: a challenge for those affected and their relatives
According to information from the
German Alzheimer Society,
dementia only rarely occurs under the age of 65.
However, 24,000 people in Germany are still affected.
The symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease in younger people do not differ fundamentally from those in older people.
However, the situation brings with it very special challenges for both those affected and their relatives.
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