Young Onset Dementia in New South Wales, Australia in 1891: What has Changed Since Then?
This first examination of YOD in the nineteenth century found high rates of dementia in those under the age of 60 compared with current estimates, particularly in men aged between 30 and 59 years old, and largely due to syphilis, alcohol and epilepsy, conditions that are now treatable and thus demonstrating the potential of effective treatments for YOD.
Authors
- Brian Draper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-7932)
- Samantha M. Loi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4953-4500)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6154
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- University of New South Wales