what age does dementia strike in male/females.?

Answer 1

Alzheimer's starts manifesting itself around age 50

I think.. I'm 50

Answer 2

Any age, although it is known to begin when the brain does not have enough to keep it stimulated and actively engaged in working things out. It is prevalent in the elderly who after retirement from work have little to do and no routine to keep up.

Men generally cope less with stress than women who are also accustomed to it throughout there lives. So dementia hits men harder than women and at an earlier stage.

Crosswords, word games, iq tests etc done on a regular basis has been proven to delay the onset of dementia by keeping the brain healthy and engaged in problem solving.

Answer 3

Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type will begin to manifest in the late 60's. By age 70, 1 in 6 people will begin to show signs of Alzheimer's, and by age 80+ almost 1 in 2 people will diplay Alzheimer's Dementia.

Answer 4

60's and up... i guess there are rare cases that dementia strikes earlier than that... but usually dementia strikes at that age (still depends on the risk factors a person was exposed to... i mean if u have a genetic tendency then u might have it early...)

Answer 5

Dementia can strike at any age. It has no preference for male or female, whether you're working or not.

20 or 30 years ago, not much was known about dementia. It used to be broken down into 2 basic types ... senile dementia, which generally affected people over the age of 65, and pre-senile dementia which affected those of a younger age. Today, however, much more is known of the causes and effects of dementia, and it seems that new types of dementia are being diagnosed year upon year.

Although Alzheimer's disease (the most common type of dementia) is usually diagnosed around the age of 60+ there are currently doctors in the USA who are diagnosing EOAD (Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease) which affects people of a much younger age. (I am personally involved in a forum called dementiarescue ... a Yahoo! group, where some of the participants of the group have been diagnosed with EOAD and they're in their 40s.)

Sadly, and no matter what else you may have read, the only definitive way of proving whether someone has been suffering with Alzheimer's disease is at post-mortem. (After you die.) Doctors in America, however, are working on tests that they believe will be able to determine, with a high probability, that patients are suffering with Alzheimer's Disease.

What tends to happen is that doctors (usually psychiatrists) will determine what type of dementia someone is suffering from by carrying out a series of mental state examinations. This is not a definitive way of diagnosis, just a prediction that this is the type of dementia that is most likely. One of the favourite diagnoses is dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT).

There are, of course, a multitude of other types of dementia. The next most common is Multi-Infarct Dementia (MID) or Vascular Dementia, another name for the same condition. This is usually bought on by a series of mini-strokes and is easier to identify due to the nature of someone showing symptoms, reaching a plateau, before continuing on the next decline, which is symptomatic of all dementias.

Pick's Disease is a dementia that can affect someone in their late 30s or early 40s. This is one that is evidenced by someone losing their sexual inhibitions. i.e. 'coming on' to strangers. This is not the only symptom, and doesn't affect everyone to the same degree. However, it is one of the symptoms that make it easier to diagnose this particular type of dementia.

Another type of dementia that you may have heard of is Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Lewy bodies are particularly noticeable in the frontal lobes of the brain, and are sometimes identified in patients who have previously been diagnosed as suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. It may be that the Alzheimer's Disease has been an incorrect diagnosis, or it may be that the person has both types of dementia.

There are other types of dementia that you may have heard of. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is one that has been in the news in recent years, with vCJD (New Varient Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) being associated with the consumption of affected beef. (It was mentioned when British beef was infected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE)); Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP); AIDS-related dementia; Wilson's Disease, and a host of other types. There are also what doctors term pseudo-dementias. These are conditions that display dementia-type symptoms, but don't have the long-lasting symptoms when other conditions are put right. These can be brought about by such things as alcohol abuse (the most readily diagnosed condition being Korsakoff's Syndrome (formerly Korsafoff's Psychosis)), hormone imbalances and vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

Nosey parker's recommendation of using puzzles, crosswords, IQ tests, etc. is an excellent one, and has the backing of many professionals.

If you are concerned for yourself, or a loved one, your first point of call would be to see your doctor. Inform him/her of what problems are presenting themselves, and ask to be referred for a psychiatric evaluation.

If there's any further advice you feel I could offer, please don't hesitate to get in touch via email. I'm always available if I can offer any practical advice/help/support.

Best of luck.

Answer 6

You can get early onset dementia/altzheimer's at a very young age and it can be triggered by many things.
It does tend to follow a pattern in families sadly.

Answer 7

my dad had dementia think it started round about when he was 60 ish.

Answer 8

You do not have to be elderly to have dementia.I have worked in the caring profession and it can affect people of both sexes who are in their 20's and 30's.The human mind is very complex.Dementia is no respecter of age.It is a very sad illness.

Answer 9

right about when you begin posting questions about dementia on the internet.

Answer 10

It is most often after the age of 65. This website talks about everything.

http://www.dementia.com/bgdisplay.jhtml?itemname=dementia_about

Answer 11

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