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Looking for more information about types of Alzheimer’s disease? Before continuing, you may also like to know and read about the Alzheimer’s stages with the symptoms!
Well, generally this disease is divided into three known types that are; early-onset, late-onset, and FAD (Familial Alzheimer’s disease). The following are pieces of helpful information about these types!
First type is early-onset Alzheimer’s
This type is diagnosed occur in individuals before age-65! And early-onset can be categorized into a rare form of Alzheimer’s (only about 10 percent of patients have this type).
The risk of a form of early-onset type is relatively higher for people with down-syndrome (a common birth defect), because they experience and have premature aging.
Late-onset Alzheimer’s
Unlike early-onset type, late-onset type is the most common form of this disease (almost 90 percent of Alzheimer’s cases, which usually after age-65 -- particularly over the age of 85). This type is also called or known ‘sporadic Alzheimer’s disease’.
FAD (familiar Alzheimer’s disease)
FAD is a type that is also known or called to be entirely inherited, which can lead to members at least 2 generations will have Alzheimer’s disease. Fortunately, this type is extremely rare (only less 1 percent of Alzheimer’s cases). And for the onset is much earlier (commonly in the 40s), which usually can be clearly seen or not too difficultly caught to run in families.
If you seriously need more information about this disease, contact the doctor! You may need also to get a complete check-up to get a conclusion an individual has or doesn’t have this disease.
*** For in-depth information about types of Alzheimer's disease, talk more with a doctor!
