19-Year-Old Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

According to neurologists at Beijing's Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, a 19-year-old boy was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in China.

The world's youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a 19-year-old from China, was given the diagnosis at a memory clinic.

Memory loss, hippocampal atrophy, and shrinkage are among the early symptoms of the neurodegenerative illness that the patient's brain displays, according to neurologists at Beijing's Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University.

They identified the teenager as having early-onset Alzheimer's, the most prevalent type of dementia, after ruling out other potential reasons for cognitive deterioration. The study casts doubt on the prevalent understanding of the illness and its connection to aging. According to the authors, it also highlights the necessity for greater research among younger people.

“Exploring the mysteries of young people with Alzheimer’s disease may become one of the m...

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