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When Should I Start Checking My Loved Ones for Dementia?

It's never too early to check someone you love for dementia.  In the UK alone, 78,000 people under 65 live with 'young onset dementia'.  There have been cases as young as 32.  It is also possible to detect dementia up to nine years before it is typically diagnosed.

However, after the age of 65, the probability of dementia increases rapidly from 1 in 100, for ages 65 to 69, to 1 in 5 for ages 85 to 89.

Given these facts, we suggest that a sensible testing rate for your loved ones is once a year below 60, twice a year from 60 to 70, and four times per year from 70 upwards.  In total, 500 thousand people in the UK have a dementia diagnosis and one million people are estimated to live with dementia.  Women make up 65% of dementia sufferers, while 35% are men.  It is the leading cause of death for women and the second leading cause of death for men.

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Testing will tell you how likely it is that your loved ones have dementia at the time of testing, but regular testing will also tell you whether, or how fast, their condition is deteriorating  

There are a wide range of possible causes for dementia:

  • Depression, stress, and anxiety
  • Vitamin deficiencies
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Autoimmune conditions
  • Infections
  • Side effects from medication
  • Sleep disorders like sleep apnoea
  • Early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia
The good news is it is possible to do something about many of the causes of dementia.  There are also very promising development in medication that suggests it may be possible to slow down its development.  

By using our app to spot signs of dementia as early as possible, you can give your loved ones the best possible chance to avoid or delay dementia.

Sources used for this article

  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3721224/woman-diagnosed-dementia-31/
  • https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/dementia-information/types-of-dementia/young-onset-dementia/
  • https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/dementia-information/types-of-dementia/young-onset-dementia/risk-factors/
  • https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/dementia-information/reducing-your-risk/
  • https://www.dementiastatistics.org/statistics/prevalence-by-age-in-the-uk/
  • https://www.dementiastatistics.org/statistics-about-dementia/prevalence-2/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/13/signs-of-dementia-may-be-detectable-nine-years-before-diagnosis-study 

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