A study in the April 2015 issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia led by researchers from University City College London and the U.S. – including David Wolk, MD, co-director of the Penn Memory Center – found that one in four persons under 60 did not report memory loss as a first sign of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers analyzed data from the NIH supported NACC study – a national database of participants attending Alzheimer’s disease Center’s across the United States – to show these notable differences between how Alzheimer’s presents in older adults compared to younger adults.
In explaining the importance of the study, Dr. Wolk said “these findings that symptoms other than memory loss may be how the disease presents in younger adult are not only vital for helping to diagnose Alzheimer’s, they also suggest differences in how Alzheimer’s develops and progresses, differences that could have an impact on developing treatments.”
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