Young-onset dementia: causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on young-onset dementia: causes: Definition This is dementia starting before the age of 65 years Neurodegenerative Infectious Neuroinflammatory Metabolic Vascular Toxic Other causes Most frequent causes Acronym
Definition
- This is dementia starting before the age of 65 years
Neurodegenerative
Infectious
Neuroinflammatory
Metabolic
Vascular
Toxic
Other causes
Most frequent causes
Acronym
References
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