New type of dementia identified Millions of elderly people have a form of dementia that has been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers.
One expert called it the most important dementia finding in years.
The condition, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or Late, shares similar symptoms to Alzheimer's, but it is a distinct disease, the journal Brain reports.
It may partly explain why finding a dementia cure has failed so far. BBC News
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One expert called it the most important dementia finding in years.
The condition, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or Late, shares similar symptoms to Alzheimer's, but it is a distinct disease, the journal Brain reports.
It may partly explain why finding a dementia cure has failed so far. BBC News
See also:
- Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE): consensus working group report (open access) Brain: A Journal of Neurology
- Scientists find new type of Alzheimer's that has the same symptoms but affects the brain differently The Daily Mail
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