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A New Type of Dementia
An international team of researchers has newly outlined a type of dementia that may actually be more common than Alzheimer’s, but has been under-recognized and may have lead to incorrect diagnoses.
Called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, the new type may often mirror the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, but it affects the brain differently and develops more slowly.
By defining a new type of dementia (and overhauling the concept of what the disease is), the international team hopes to spur further research and, one day, treatments for the devastating disease.
For more information, see https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/health/dementia-late-alzheimers-study/index.html
