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Modifiable risk factors for young onset dementia
Monica Cations1, Adrienne Withall2, Brian Draper3,4
1College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide.
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
|December 7, 2018
Summary
Identifying modifiable factors for young onset dementia (YOD) is crucial for prevention. Key targets include education, alcohol use, and cardiovascular health to delay dementia onset.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Public Health
- Gerontology
Background:
- Young onset dementia (YOD) presents a significant burden, yet its contributing factors remain unclear.
- Understanding modifiable risk and protective factors is essential for developing preventative strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent findings on modifiable factors influencing the onset of young onset dementia.
- To identify key targets for interventions aimed at preventing or delaying YOD.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of recent studies on modifiable factors associated with YOD.
- Analysis of evidence linking lifestyle, socioeconomic, and health factors to dementia onset.
Main Results:
- Poor educational attainment, low socioeconomic status, heavy alcohol use, and poor cardiovascular health are identified as significant modifiable risk factors for YOD.
- Evidence for traumatic brain injury as a risk factor is limited, except when secondary to other injuries.
Conclusions:
- Modifiable risk factors play a role in determining the age of dementia onset.
- Clinicians must consider multifactorial risk exposure in patients with YOD.
- Future research should explore risk trajectories and gene-environment interactions for targeted prevention.
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