19,000 people in England could be living with undiagnosed young-onset dementia

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Following the first ever publication of data confirming that 34,412 people in England have been diagnosed with young-onset dementia (dementia which first appears before the age of 65), the charity Alzheimer’s Society has raised concerns that not enough people are getting a diagnosis. It says the true figure for the number affected may be closer […]

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Young onset dementia at the Alzheimer’s Show

According to Alzheimer’s Society, there are approximately 42,000 people in the UK with a form of young onset dementia, where ‘young’ means between the ages of 30 and 65. For those people, the effects of dementia can be even more devastating as many in this age bracket still struggle to balance work and maintain mortgage […]

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