Teenager in China becomes youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

Teenager in China becomes youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

A teenager in China is the youngest person ever diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published on Dec. 31 by the doctors who diagnosed him.

Teenager diagnosed with Alzheimer’s: It can happen at ‘any age’

A 19-year-old man in China has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. It is the youngest case of the neurodegenerative condition ever reported.

China: Alzheimer's diagnosed in just 19-year-old

A teenager in China was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. At the age of 19, he is the youngest person in the world to have been diagnosed with this disease, which most patients only suffer from at an advanced age. He had his first symptoms at the age of 17. The young man experienced gradual memory loss and had difficulty concentrating. Even as a 17-year-old, he could no longer remember events from the previous day or where he had left…

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 19, the youngest case in the world

Chinese neurologists have discovered a rare case of Alzheimer's in a 19-year-old man, making him the youngest person in the world with the disease.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 19; the youngest case in the world

Chinese neurologists have discovered a rare case of Alzheimer's in a 19-year-old man, making him the youngest in the world.

'Youngest person' with Alzheimer's disease identified

Alzheimer's is a form of dementia that interferes with daily activities and impairs memory, thinking, and behaviour