Tag: early onset of dementia
Early Onset Dementia Traced to Mostly Preventable Adolescent Risk Factors
Hard to think that at 65 you can have dementia. Somethingin the wiring going haywire. Some attribute it to genes. This study suggests otherwise. From my about.com blog… I have been running into more and more people who have early onset dementia. It is a sad reality. A new JAMA...
Can’t Identify Famous Faces? Do You have Early Dementia? (VIDEO)
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Can’t Identify Famous Faces? Do You have Early Dementia?
Who am I? A new study shows that individuals who suffer from primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a dementia that commonly affects adults between the ages of 40 and 65, have trouble identifying the faces of widely famous cultural icons. åÊ Researchers devised a basic test using photographs of famous people...