Research
People with early-onset Alzheimer’s often face depression and dizziness before their diagnosis, but not high blood pressure
Earth.com · By Luis Arrais ·
The Brief
- Researchers in Finland studied people diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, meaning diagnosis at age 65 or younger.
- In these patients, high blood pressure and high cholesterol were no more common than in same-age people without the disease.
- Depression and dizziness were reported before diagnosis, according to the headline and summary.
Why it matters
Blood pressure and cholesterol are well-known risk factors for Alzheimer's in older people, but this finding suggests they may not explain early-onset cases, so clinicians may need other early signs when assessing younger patients.
Who’s affected
- clinicians assessing younger patients with memory or mood symptoms
- people concerned about early-onset Alzheimer's risk
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High blood pressure and high cholesterol are two of the best-known risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in older people. In people diagnosed at 65 or younger, researchers in Finland found these two were no more common than in people of the same age without the disease. What did…