Early onset

jfkoc

It is a kind of Alzheimer's and is rare

"· Young-onset (also called early-onset) Alzheimer's is an uncommon form of dementia that affects people younger than age 65."

Mayo Clinic

elainechem

I understand that only 5% of Alzheimer's cases begin under age 65. My late husband started showing signs in his mid-fifties.

JDancer

My DH is 64 and he's about 5 years in.

JoseyWales

Started here in DH's mid 40s. I'm going to guess he falls into the "Unbelievably Rare" category.

Dio

Sadly, this is causing many Early Onset cases to be mis-diagnosed. Doctors kept treating DH as severe psychosis for 7 months until his new psychiatrist connected the dots for his behavior/symptoms and made the call of LBD. Even within LBD, it's hard to diagnose if the PWD is in the 20% "rare cases" who don't exhibit all the core symptoms. And it doesn't seem like the medical industry is paying much attention to LBD or the rarer diseases that are the root cause of dementia.

GothicGremlin

Not rare enough. 😕

I think my sister Peggy was probably 51 (when I look back) or so when she first started showing signs of MCI. She was 58 when she was diagnosed with early onset.

Iris L.

I have noticed that a good percentage of PWDs of the members here are early onset.

Iris

1Ly

Husband 54 now 58! It’s devastating! Missing my husband! I’m losing him so fast now. Decline in June now another decline in August. I hate this disease! He’s like a toddler and so lost within himself.

Rocky2

DW was diagnosed with EOAD at 62. She is now 66 and early stage 6.

Tom

MLR94087

DH was diagnosed at 64 but it had been an issue for several years before. It took 18 months to diagnose and by then he was already considered moderate to severe. I don’t think it is as rare as doctors like to project.