Incidence of young-onset dementia in Italy: The Brescia register study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The goal of the present work was to assess the incidence of dementia with onset before the age of 65 years (i.e., young-onset dementia [YOD]) and define the frequencies of young-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) in the general population.

Methods

The study was conducted from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 in Brescia province (population: 1,268,455). During the study period, all new YOD cases (incident YOD) were counted, and all patients' records reviewed. The incidence was standardized to the Italian general population in 2019.

Results

A total of 29 YOD patients were diagnosed. The age-sex standardized incidence rate was 4.58 (95% confidence interval, 3.07-6.58) per 100,000

SUBMITTER: Borroni B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904882 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature