MedPage Today (11/4, George) reports a study found that “survival rates of people with young-onset dementia – dementia diagnosed before age 65 – varied considerably by clinical type.” According to researchers, the “median survival for young-onset dementia (also known as early-onset dementia) was 8.7 years.” They observed that the “shortest survival was seen in people with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (6.9 years) or alpha-synucleinopathy (7.0 years). The longest survival was seen in people with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease (9.9 years) and those with mixed or other dementias (more than 10 years). The overall risk of death from any cause was more than 6.5 times higher in people with young-onset dementia versus age-matched peers.” The study was published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)