Early onset dementia

Lithograph of man diagnosed with acute dementia

Early onset dementia or young onset dementia refers to dementia with symptom onset prior to age 65. This condition is a significant public health concern, as the number of individuals with early onset dementia is increasing worldwide.[1]

  1. ^ Hendriks S, Peetoom K, Bakker C, van der Flier WM, Papma JM, Koopmans R, et al. (September 2021). "Global Prevalence of Young-Onset Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". JAMA Neurology (Review). 78 (9): 1080–1090. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2161. PMC 8290331. PMID 34279544.