Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's is not just a disease of the elder. Early-onset Alzheimer's, otherwise known as younger-onset, affects those younger than the age of 65. Many who get younger-onset are usually in their 30’s, 40’s, or 50’s. In the United States, more than 200,00 people have early-onset. Those dealing with it can be in the early, middle, or end stage of the disease. This disease is located in chromosome 12, and also chromosomes 21, 14, and 1, located on PS1 (or AD3.
Early-onset Alzheimer's is an unexpected form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. There are two types of early-onset Alzheimer's: Common Alzheimer's disease, and Genetic Alzheimer's disease. The majority of people with this disease have the common form. The disease will progress in roughly the same way as it does in older people with Alzheimer's. Genetic Alzheimer's disease is rare. Only a few hundred have genes that contribute to the disease. …show more content…
Early symptoms include forgetting important things, such as particularly newly learned informational or important dates, asking for the same information again and again, difficulty solving basic problems, such as keeping track of bills, losing track of the date, losing track of where you are, difficulty with vision problems, and changes in mood and personality. Later symptoms include severe mood swings and behavior changes, deepening confusion about time, suspicions about friends, families, and strangers, difficult speaking, eating, walking, and severe memory
Early-onset Alzheimer's is an unexpected form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. There are two types of early-onset Alzheimer's: Common Alzheimer's disease, and Genetic Alzheimer's disease. The majority of people with this disease have the common form. The disease will progress in roughly the same way as it does in older people with Alzheimer's. Genetic Alzheimer's disease is rare. Only a few hundred have genes that contribute to the disease. …show more content…
Early symptoms include forgetting important things, such as particularly newly learned informational or important dates, asking for the same information again and again, difficulty solving basic problems, such as keeping track of bills, losing track of the date, losing track of where you are, difficulty with vision problems, and changes in mood and personality. Later symptoms include severe mood swings and behavior changes, deepening confusion about time, suspicions about friends, families, and strangers, difficult speaking, eating, walking, and severe memory