Mapping morbidity 10 years prior to a diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer's disease

DISCUSSION: YOAD patients display a different pattern of morbidity up to 10 years prior to diagnosis. Awareness of specific alterations in morbidity may improve efforts toward a timely diagnosis.HIGHLIGHTS: Retrospective, nested case-control study of young onset Alzheimer's disease (YOAD). YOAD cases had a higher morbidity burden than controls. YOAD cases had a higher psychiatric morbidity burden up to 10 years before diagnosis. Altered morbidity patterns could serve as an early warning sign of YOAD.PMID:38294143 | DOI:10.1002/alz.13681
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research