Younger sufferers of Alzheimer’s may not display the signs of memory loss that are usually associated with the disease, research has found.
A study led by University College London analysed the records of nearly 8,000 people attending Alzheimer’s clinics across the United States and found that one in four of those under 60 did not report memory loss as a first sign that they had the condition.
All had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and notes had been made of the symptoms they had first noticed in the early stages of the disease.
The average age of the group was 75, with the youngest 36 and the oldest 110.
Although memory loss was the most common first symptom in all age groups, the results showed younger