Causes And Risk Factors For Lewy Body Dementia

Age

Age is considered the greatest risk factor for Lewy body disease, as it is more likely to affect individuals over fifty. The average onset period is between fifty and eighty-five years old, with a progressional decline after the initial onset. However, some cases have reported the initial onset much earlier than fifty years old. One study showed a significant link between the initial onset and the severity of the disease. The study covered a sample of individuals with Lewy body dementia from early onset (twenty-eight years old) to late-onset (eighty-nine years old) and found individuals with an earlier onset of Lewy body dementia were found to have a more aggressive form of the disease than those who had a later onset.

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