What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Types, Stages, LifeExpectancy, Complications & Treatment
Types on the basis of trigger type or onset
Types on the basis of trigger type or onset
Early-onset Alzheimer’s: The early-onset Alzheimer’s affect people aging below 65 years and it is a very are condition. The studies report that almost 5 out of 100 patients of Alzheimer’s disease suffer from this type. Early-onset of Alzheimer’s has a distinctive link with a mutation in chromosome 14, which means that it can run in families. Moreover, the symptoms usually start to appear when the patients are in their late 40s or in 50s.
Late-onset Alzheimer’s: Numerous patients with Alzheimer’s suffer from the late-onset of the disease and affects people older than 65 years. However, the exact trigger for this types in not only the genes but there are other various risk factors which cause this type.
Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD): Familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) is quite rare as it only happens to 1 out of 100 patients of Alzheimer’s. A certain genotypic pattern which runs in the family causes FAD and results in physical, cognitive, and social disabilities. However, an early detection can save the life of a patient carrying the mutated genotypic pattern.
